Benjamin Tillman Jr.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocacy white supremacy
gptkbp:advocated_for public education
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:South_Carolina_College
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:South_Carolina_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Red_Shirts
gptkb:White_League
gptkbp:birth_date 1851-08-11
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Edgefield,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:cause_of_death gptkb:pneumonia
gptkbp:children gptkb:Benjamin_Tillman_III
gptkbp:committee gptkb:John_L._Mc_Laurin
gptkb:Ellison_D._Smith
1895
1901
gptkbp:death_date 1918-07-24
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:John_Tillman
gptkb:Mary_Tillman
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin Tillman Jr.
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/ Benjamin_ Tillman.jpg/220px-Benjamin_ Tillman.jpg
gptkbp:influence Populist movement
gptkbp:influence_on South Carolina politics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Thomas_E._Watson
gptkbp:involved_in political violence
gptkbp:known_for advocating for farmers
gptkbp:legacy Tillmanism
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Pitchfork_Ben
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Tillman_Act
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:farmers
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:political_ideology Southern populism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position U. S. Senator from South Carolina
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Peter_Richardson_III
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Tillman_family
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:role Agricultural reformer
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:South_Carolina_Senate
gptkb:South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:signature https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/ Benjamin_ Tillman_signature.svg/220px-Benjamin_ Tillman_signature.svg.png
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Tillman
gptkbp:successor E. S. S. H. Mc Gowan
gptkbp:term_end 1894
gptkbp:term_start 1890
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benjamin_Tillman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5