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'''Ben Tillman''' (Born Benjamin Ryan Tillman, 1847 - 1918) was a [[Democrat]] from South Carolina famed for his racist hostility toward blacks, his support from poor whites, and his opposition to conservative [[Bourbon Democrats]] in Charleston and New York. He served as governor of [[South Carolina]], from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator, from 1895 until his death.  He was known as the foremost spokesman for white supremacy, and as the champion of white farmers and millhands, and the enemy of blacks and the upper class. A man of violent rhetoric, he was called "Pitchfork Ben" after promising to poke President [[Grover Cleveland]] (in the ribs, according to the published version).[[File:Tillman.jpg|thumb|175px]]

'''Ben Tillman''' (Born Benjamin Ryan Tillman, 1847 - 1918) was a [[Democrat]] from South Carolina famed for his racist hostility toward blacks, his support from poor whites, and his opposition to conservative [[Bourbon Democrats]] in Charleston and New York. He served as governor of [[South Carolina]], from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator, from 1895 until his death.  He was known as the foremost spokesman for white supremacy, and as the champion of white farmers and millhands, and the enemy of blacks and the upper class. A man of violent rhetoric, he was called "Pitchfork Ben" after promising to poke President [[Grover Cleveland]] (in the ribs, according to the published version).

==Early career==

==Early career==