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- Benjamin_Tillman abstract "Benjamin Ryan Tillman (August 11, 1847 – July 3, 1918) was a politician of the Democratic Party who was Governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and a United States Senator from 1895 until his death in 1918. A white supremacist who often spoke out against blacks, Tillman led a paramilitary group of Red Shirts during South Carolina's violent 1876 election. On the floor of the U.S. Senate, he frequently ridiculed blacks, and boasted of having helped to kill them during that campaign.In the 1880s, Tillman, a wealthy landowner, became dissatisfied with the Democratic leadership and led a movement of white farmers calling for reform. He was initially unsuccessful, though he was instrumental in the founding of Clemson University as an agricultural school. In 1890, Tillman took control of the state Democratic Party, and was elected governor. During his four years in office, 18 African Americans were lynched in South Carolina—the 1890s saw the most lynchings of any decade in South Carolina. Tillman tried to prevent lynchings, but spoke in support of the lynch mobs, stating his own willingness to lead one. In 1894, at the end of his second two-year term, he was elected to the U.S. Senate by vote of the state legislature.Tillman was known as \"Pitchfork Ben\" because of his aggressive language, as when he threatened to use one to prod that \"bag of beef\", President Grover Cleveland. Considered a possible candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1896, Tillman lost any chance after giving a disastrous speech at the convention. He became known for his virulent oratory (especially against African Americans) but also as an effective legislator. The first federal campaign finance law, banning corporate contributions, is commonly called the Tillman Act. Tillman was repeatedly re-elected, serving in the Senate for the rest of his life. One of his legacies was South Carolina's 1895 constitution, which disenfranchised most of the black majority and ensured white rule for more than half a century.".
- Benjamin_Tillman birthDate "1847-08-11".
- Benjamin_Tillman birthPlace Trenton,_South_Carolina.
- Benjamin_Tillman deathDate "1918-07-03".
- Benjamin_Tillman deathPlace Washington,_D.C..
- Benjamin_Tillman lieutenant Eugene_B._Gary.
- Benjamin_Tillman office "Governor of South Carolina".
- Benjamin_Tillman office "United States Senator".
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- Benjamin_Tillman orderInOffice "84th".
- Benjamin_Tillman party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Benjamin_Tillman predecessor John_Peter_Richardson_III.
- Benjamin_Tillman predecessor Matthew_Butler.
- Benjamin_Tillman relation George_D._Tillman.
- Benjamin_Tillman successor Christie_Benet.
- Benjamin_Tillman successor John_Gary_Evans.
- Benjamin_Tillman termPeriod Benjamin_Tillman__1.
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