Thomas Green Clemson

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Thomas Green Clemson

American philanthropist

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Clemson University
Upon his death in 1888, Thomas Green Clemson donated land and money to establish an agricultural college in South Carolina. The land was Fort Hill, the former estate of Clemson’s father-in-law, statesman John C. Calhoun. The state established the Clemson Agricultural College the following year, and instruction began in 1893.…
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Upon his death in 1888, Thomas Green Clemson donated land and money to establish an agricultural college in South Carolina. The land was Fort Hill, the former estate of Clemson’s father-in-law, statesman John C. Calhoun. The state established the Clemson Agricultural College the following year, and instruction began in 1893.…
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