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Benjamin Ryan Tillman

Edgefield, South Carolina
· August 11, 1847 - July 3, 1918
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Known as "Pitchfork Ben," Benjamin Ryan Tillman led the South Carolina farmer's movement, helped found Clemson and Winthrop Colleges, and was arguably the most powerful figure in South Carolina political history. He is buried in Ebenezer Cemetery in Trenton.
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