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Born in 1840, Colonel Richard W. Simpson was a lawyer, farmer, and legislator who drafted and executed Thomas Green Clemson's will, establishing Clemson Agricultural College in 1889. He was the first president of the college's board of trustees and once owned land that became part of the Simpson Experiment Station. He died in 1912 and is buried in the Simpson family cemetery here.
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