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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Benjamin R. "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman |
| Address |
Trenton, South Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
August 11, 1847
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| Died | July 03, 1918
(70 years)
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| Contributor | Joshua L. |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Mar 14, 2024 07:53pm |
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| Info | Political Party: Democrat
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Born
August 11, 1847 in Edgefield County near Trenton, SC
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Education
Left school at 17 to enlist in the Confederate States Army
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Occupation: Farmer
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Died: July 3, 1918 in Washington, DC
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Buried: Trenton, SC in Ebenezer Cemetery
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Major Events and Accomplishments - 1st term - 1890-1892
Governor Tillman never held a government office prior to being elected governor - 1890
The 1890 census revealed that the state's population was 59.9% black and 40.1% white - 1890
Governor Tillman's supporters replaced Wade Hampton with John L. M. Irby in the US Senate - December 11, 1890
The first issue of the anti-Tillman newspaper The State was published under the editorial control of N. G. Gonzales - February 18, 1891
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Major Events and Accomplishments - 2nd term - 1892-1894
The General Assembly established the Dispensary system of selling liquor, giving the state government a liquor monopoly that lasted until 1907 - December 24, 1892
Clemson Agricultural and Mechanical College admitted its first students - 1893
The last of the justices appointed during Governor Wade Hampton's administration were replaced with appointees of the Tillman administration - 1893
Governor Tillman was the keynote speaker at the laying of the cornerstone for the Winthrop Normal and Industrial School of South Carolina - 1894
Citizens in Darlington rioted after liquor Dispensary constables fired a shot into a crowd, killing a bystander - March 30, 1894
Governor Tillman called up the militia to restore order following the unrest over the Dispensary system, but militia companies from Charleston, Columbia, Manning, and Sumter refused to answer the governor's call to duty - March-April 1894
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Other Government Positions
US Senate - 1895-1918
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Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions, etc.
Tillman became seriously ill after leaving school to join the Confederate States Army, resulting in the loss of his left eye - 1864
Tillman was censured while serving in the US Senate for assaulting fellow Senator from South Carolina John L. McLaurin in the US Senate chamber - 1902
During World War I Tillman served as Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Naval Affairs.
Tillman was also known as "Pitchfork Ben," either for his defense of farmers' interests or because he wanted to "stick" a pitchfork "into President Grover Cleveland."
The South Carolina General Assembly erected a monument to Governor Tillman - 1940
Clemson University's Benjamin Ryan Tillman Society was named for Governor Tillman.
Tillman Hall at Winthrop University was named for Governor Tillman.
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