Benjamin Ryan Tillman (1847-1918) served as South Carolina's governor from 1890-1894.

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Governor Benjamin R. Tillman | History of SC Slide Collection
Governor Benjamin R. Tillman | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 137

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Born near Trenton, in Edgefield County, Governor Benjamin R. Tillman (1847-1918) attended a local "field school" and Bethany Academy. During the 1890s, farmers began to organize a national movement to...
Benjamin Ryan Tillman Monument | The SC State House
Benjamin Ryan Tillman Monument | The SC State House

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This monument honoring Benjamin Ryan Tillman was dedicated May 1, 1940. Ben Tillman served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and as United States senator from 1895 to 1918. Tillman...