hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd luːtˈɛnənt ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv sˈaʊθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ænd sˈɜːvd ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ˌʌndɚ ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dʒˈɑːnsən hˈæɡʊd wɛn hiː ʌnsəksˈɛsfəli ɹˈæn fɔːɹ ɡˈʌvɚnɚ.
He was elected Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1880 and served until 1882 under Governor Johnson Hagood when he unsuccessfully ran for Governor.