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Thomas Green Clemson
1807 - 1888
A native Philadelphian and leading agriculturist, Mr. Clemson was U.S. charge 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 ...
Thomas Green Clemson
Born in Philadelphia July 1 1807
Died at Fort Hill April 6, 1888
Scientist Diplomat Soldier
Founder of Clemson College
and benefactor to the sons
of his adopted state
Marker is on Calhoun Drive, on the ...
Thomas Green Clemson Parkway
Dedicated in 1979
in Honor of
Thomas Green Clemson
1807-1888
A Native Philadelphian and
Leading Agriculturist. Mr.
Clemson was U.S. Charge
D'Affaires to Belgium, U.S.
Superintendent of
Agriculture, and the
1868 President of Pendleton
Farmers Society. An advocate of
The National Land Grant
Movement, he left his
estate to establish Clemson
University. He married
the daughter ...
