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Also Known As Benjamin Ryan Tillman • Pitchfork Ben Tillman
Born August 11, 1847 • Edgefield • South Carolina
Died July 3, 1918 (aged 70) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Title / Office United States Senate (1895-1918), United States • governor (1890-1894), South Carolina
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Role In Jim Crow law

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