Benjamin Ryan Tillman Biography

Benjamin Ryan Tillman biography

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NAME: Benjamin Ryan Tillman
OCCUPATION: Governor, U.S. Representative
BIRTH DATE: August 11, 1847
DEATH DATE: July 03, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH: Edgefield, South Carolina
PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, D.C., D.C.
Nickname: Pitchfork Ben

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Benjamin Tillman, Pitchfork Ben, is best known as the former governor of South Carolina and white supremacist.

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Benjamin Ryan Tillman was born August 11, 1847 in Edgefield County, South Carolina. Tillman rose to political power from farming as a representative to poor white interests of rural South Carolina. He was elected governor of South Carolina in 1890 and began instituting populist reforms, like improved public education, and racist Jim Crow laws. He later served in the US Senate until his death.