"A" is for Allston, Robert Francis Withers [1801-1864]. Legislator, Governor, rice planter. After attending West Point and working for the Topographical Service, Allston returned to Georgetown District to manage his family’s property. By the time of his death he had expanded his estate to more than 15,000 acres and 690 slaves. He represented Prince George Winyah Parish in the South Carolina Senate for twenty years from 1836 to 1856. Elected governor in 1856, he was a staunch advocate of higher education and served on the board of trustees of the South Carolina College. During his governorship, he pushed hard for educational reform throughout the state. He was a Confederate presidential elector in 1861. Robert Francis Withers Allston devoted the remainder of his life to trying to save his vast landholdings in the Pee Dee region, primarily in Georgetown District.
"A" is for Allston, Robert Francis Withers [1801-1864]
