| Robert Creswell | |
| Office1: | 26th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina |
| Governor1: | David Rogerson Williams |
| Term Start1: | December 7, 1820 |
| Term End1: | December 7, 1822 |
| Predecessor1: | Eldred Simkins |
| Successor1: | John A. Cuthbert |
| Office2: | th Comptroller General |
| Term2: | 1817–1819 |
| Predecessor2: | George Warren Cross |
| Successor2: | John S. Cogdell |
| Party: | Federalist Party Democratic-Republican |
| Birth Date: | 1767 |
| Death Date: | September 11, 1850 |
| Death Place: | Eutaw, Alabama |
Robert Creswell (1772–1850) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 26th lieutenant governor of South Carolina[1] and the 4th comptroller general of South Carolina.[2]
Robert Creswell was born in approximately 1772 in the Province of South Carolina. He practiced law in the Laurens District of South Carolina. He first entered politics as a Federalist when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1789, but he lost reelection in 1802. By 1814, Creswell switched to the Democratic-Republican party and was elected lieutenant governor; he served one term from 1814 to 1816. He was elected comptroller general in 1816 and served until 1818. Upon retirement, he became a candidate for the appointment of an appellate judge and as president of the Bank of South Carolina, but refused both positions and returned to his legal practice.[3]