William L. Mauldin

William L. Mauldin


59th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office December 30, 1886 – December 4, 1890
Governor	Hugh Smith Thompson
Preceded by	John Calhoun Sheppard
Succeeded by	Eugene B. Gary
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Greenville County
In office 1884–1886
In office 1904–1912
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Greenville County
In office 1882–1884
In office 1898–1904
7th Mayor of Greenville, South Carolina
In office 1877–1879
Preceded by	William C. Cleveland
Succeeded by	Samuel A. Townes

Personal details
Born	(1845-06-13)June 13, 1845 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	August 13, 1912(1912-08-13) (aged 67) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Springwood Cemetery^[1]
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Eliza Thompson Kern (m. 1871)
Children	6,^[2] 5 surviving him^[1]

William Lawrence Mauldin (June 13, 1845 – August 13, 1912)^[1] was a South Carolina politician and railroad executive. He served as mayor of Greenville, in the South Carolina House of Representatives, South Carolina Senate, and was Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.^[2]^[3] The University of North Carolina has a collection of his papers.^[4]

He was born in Greenville, South Carolina to Samuel and Caroline née McHardy Mauldin.^[2] He married Eliza Thompson Kern in 1871.^[5]

In 1877 he was elected mayor of Greenville. In 1882 he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. In 1884 he became a member of the South Carolina Senate and in 1886 he became lieutenant governor. He was re-elected in 1888.^[2] After leaving office in 1890, he was elected again to the state house in 1898 with reelection in 1902, then to the state senate again in 1904, wherein he remained a senator until retiring after the session before his death.^[1]^[2]

Mauldin, South Carolina is named for him because he brought his railroad company through the village.^[6]

He served as lieutenant governor from December 1886 to December 1890.