Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888)

Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888) is a South Carolina historical marker in Pendleton, Anderson County, dedicated 1977.

Anderson County · dedicated 1977 · St. Paul's Episcopal Church, E. Queen St., Pendleton

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A native Philadelphian and leading agriculturist, Mr. Clemson was U.S. chargé d'affaires to Belgium, U.S. Superintendent of Agriculture, and the 1868 president of Pendleton Farmers Society. He married the daughter of John C. Calhoun, Anna, and later bought the Calhoun home, Fort Hill. An advocate of the national land grant movement, he left his estate to establish Clemson University. He is buried 50 yards south.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888)

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