William L. Mauldin
William Lawrence Mauldin 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. The University of North Carolina has a collection of his papers.
He was born in Greenville, South Carolina to Samuel and Caroline née McHardy Mauldin. He married Eliza Thompson Kern in 1871.
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.
Mauldin, South Carolina is named for him because he brought his railroad company through the village.
He served as lieutenant governor from December 1886 until December 1890.
