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 Benjamin Ryan Tillman Monument Erected by the Legislature, the Democratic Party, and private citizens of South Carolina, dedicated May 1, 1940. On the North side: Benjamin Ryan Tillman Born August 11, 1847 Died July 3, 1918 Married Sallie Stark, January 8, 1868 Patriot Statesman Governor of South Carolina, 1890-1894 Senator, 1895-1918 In the World War, Chairman Senate Committee on Naval Affairs A life of service and achievement. On the West side: In the home, loving, loyal. To the State, Steadfast, true. For the Nation, The country belongs to us all and we all belong to it. The men of the North, South, East and West carved it out of the wilderness and made it great. Let us share it with each other then, and conserve it, giving it the best that is in us of brain and brawn and heart. On the South side: Loving them, he was the friend and leader of the common people. He taught them their political power and made possible for the education of their sons and daughters Clemson Agricultural...Winthrop Normal and Industrial College. More about Governor Tillman - portrait & biography |