Heyward won in the runoff election against W. Jasper Talbert and became the 88th governor of South Carolina after running unopposed in the general election.
Isadora Duncan | Duncan Sandys | Arne Duncan | Duncan, British Columbia | Seymour Duncan | Sandy Duncan | Iain Duncan Smith | Duncan Hines | Duncan Edwards | DuBose Heyward | John Duncan | Duncan MacLeod | Duncan | John Duncan (artist) | Adam Duncan | Raymond Duncan | Duncan Patterson | Duncan Hunter | Duncan Grant | Duncan B. Forrester | Arthur Duncan | Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan | William Duncan Strong | Mal Duncan | Duncan Sheik | Duncan Jones | Duncan Fletcher | Duncan Fallowell | Duncan Campbell Scott | Duncan Campbell |
Notable descendants include Duncan Clinch Heyward, twice elected Governor of South Carolina (1903-07) and 1937 published author of “Seed of Madagascar”, which relates the story of his rice-planting family; and DuBose Heyward, whose 1920’s novel and later stage play “Porgy”, portrayed blacks without condescension, and was transformed by George Gershwin into the popular opera “Porgy and Bess”, an American musical masterpiece.