Patrick Noble (1787 – April 7, 1840) was the 57th Governor of South Carolina from 1838 until his death in 1840.

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Patrick Noble
57th Governor of South Carolina
In office December 10, 1838 – April 7, 1840
Lieutenant	Barnabas Kelet Henagan
Preceded by	Pierce Mason Butler
Succeeded by	Barnabas Kelet Henagan
President of the South Carolina Senate
In office November 28, 1836 – December 8, 1838
Governor	George McDuffie Pierce Mason Butler
Preceded by	Henry Deas
Succeeded by	Angus Patterson
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Abbeville District
In office November 28, 1836 – December 8, 1838
19th and 23rd Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office November 25, 1833 – November 28, 1836
Governor	Robert Young Hayne George McDuffie
Preceded by	Henry Laurens Pinckney
Succeeded by	David Lewis Wardlaw
In office December 18, 1818 – November 22, 1824
Governor	John Geddes Thomas Bennett, Jr. John Lyde Wilson
Preceded by	Robert Young Hayne
Succeeded by	John Belton O'Neall
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Abbeville District
In office November 26, 1832 – November 28, 1836
In office November 28, 1814 – November 22, 1824
34th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office December 9, 1830 – December 10, 1832
Governor	James Hamilton, Jr.
Preceded by	Thomas Williams
Succeeded by	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Personal details
Born	1787 (1787) Town of Willington in McCormick County, South Carolina
Died	April 7, 1840 (aged 52–53) Columbia, South Carolina
Resting place	Willington Cemetery in McCormick County, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Elizabeth Bonneau Pickens
Alma mater	College of New Jersey

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Born in Abbeville District Present Day Mccormick County, South Carolina, near Willington, Noble was educated at Moses Waddel's School and he graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1806. Upon graduation, he was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced the practice of law with John C. Calhoun. Noble was additionally active with the South Carolina militia from 1813 to 1814 and he served as a major.

In 1814, Noble was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and was a member until 1824. The General Assembly elected Noble as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1830 for a two-year term. He was elected again to the House of Representatives upon the completion of his term as Lieutenant Governor in 1832 and he was elevated to the South Carolina Senate in 1836. Noble became Governor of South Carolina in 1838 upon election by the General Assembly. He was elected by 96-58 over Franklin H. Elmore.^[1]

His term as governor was marked by the aftermath effects of the Panic of 1837, resulting in the Charleston banks suspending specie payments. Noble died on April 7, 1840, ,before the expiration of his term. He was buried in Willington at the family cemetery.

Noble married Elizabeth Bonneau Pickens (1797-1834), daughter of Lieutenant Governor Ezekiel Pickens. They had seven children, of whom Edward (1820-1889), a lawyer, state representative, and major in the Confederate Army, was probably the most prominent. Samuel (1832-1890) served in the Confederate Army and was later a successful lawyer in Galveston, Texas.