Please answer the following question: What key details about benjamin tillman can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: benjamin ryan tillman -lrb- born benjamin ryan tillman , jr. ; august 11 , 1847 -- july 3 , 1918 -rrb- was a politician of the democratic party who was governor of south carolina from 1890 to 1894 , and a united states senator from 1895 until his death in 1918 . a white supremacist who often spoke out against blacks , tillman led a paramilitary group of red shirts during south carolina 's violent 1876 election . on the floor of the u.s. senate , he frequently ridiculed blacks , and boasted of having helped to kill them during that campaign . in the 1880s , tillman , a wealthy landowner , became dissatisfied with the democratic leadership and led a movement of white farmers calling for reform . he was initially unsuccessful , though he was instrumental in the founding of clemson university as an agricultural school . in 1890 , tillman took control of the state democratic party , and was elected governor . during his four years in office , 18 african americans were lynched in south carolina -- the 1890s saw the most lynchings of any decade in south carolina . tillman tried to prevent lynchings , but spoke in support of the lynch mobs , stating his own willingness to lead one . in 1894 , at the end of his second two-year term , he was elected to the u.s. senate by vote of the state legislature . tillman was known as '' pitchfork ben '' because of his aggressive language , as when he threatened to use one to prod that '' bag of beef '' , president grover cleveland . considered a possible candidate for the democratic nomination for president in 1896 , tillman lost any chance after giving a disastrous speech at the convention . he became known for his virulent oratory -lrb- especially against african americans -rrb- but also as an effective legislator . the first federal campaign finance law , banning corporate contributions , is commonly called the tillman act . tillman was repeatedly re-elected , serving in the senate for the rest of his life . one of his legacies was south carolina 's 1895 constitution , which...
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- birth name is benjamin ryan tillman , jr.- party is democratic- predecessor is matthew butler john peter richardson iii- lieutenant is eugene h. timmerman -lrb- 1893 -- 1894 -rrb- b. gary -lrb- 1890 -- 1893 -rrb- washington- birth date is 11 august 1847- relations is george dionysius tillman -lrb- brother -rrb-- caption is tillman around 1910- order is 84th- death date is 3 july 1918- spouse is sallie -rrb- starke -lrb- 1868 -- 1918 , his death- office is united carolina states senator from south carolina governor of south- term end is july 3 , 1918 december 4 , 1894- name is benjamin tillman- death place is washington , d.c.- birth place is trenton , south carolina , u.s.- successor is christie benet john gary evans- nickname is '' pitchfork ben ''- term start is march 4 , 1895 december 4 , 1890