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Clemson, Thomas Green, 1807-1888

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role Collector Artist
dates 1807-1888
city Clemson
stateSC
other citiesPhiladelphia, PA; Paris, France; Pendleton, SC;
sex M
historical notes Collector, engineer, government official, U.S. ambassador to Belgium from 1844 to 1851,
artist, and linguist, promoter of scientific farming and education, founder of Clemson College (now Clemson University).

On November 13, 1838, at the age of 31, Clemson married Anna Maria Calhoun, daughter of John C. Calhoun, the noted Senator and Vice President from South Carolina.

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1820-1830
1830-1840
1840-1850
1850-1860
1860-1870
1870-1880
1880-1890
websitehttp://www.clemson.edu/TGC200/
updated 03/22/2024 12:09:30
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Clemson University
Special Collections-STI
Thomas Green Clemson Papers, Special Collections, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, SC 29634. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Selected art related letters from the James Buchanan papers, 1837-1867. see details...
Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
Papers of W. W. Corcoran, 1791-1896 (bulk 1849-1888). see details...
Clemson University
Special Collections-STI
R W Simpson Papers, (bulk 1880-1912). see details...
Clemson University
Special Collections-STI
Alester G Holmes Papers, 1789-1977. see details...