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James H. Tillman
James Hammond Tillman (June 27, 1869 – April 1, 1911) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was the Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, under Miles Benjamin McSweeney.
Tillman was the son of George D. Tillman and the nephew of Benjamin Tillman. He studied law, later being elected Lieutenant Governor. In 1903, he murdered journalist Narciso Gener Gonzales for criticizing him, and the ensuing trial was subject of mass coverage by newspapers.
Tillman was born on June 27, 1869, in Clarks Hill, South Carolina (then part of Edgefield County), the son of poltician George D. Tillman and Margaret (née Jones) Tillman. His uncle was politician Benjamin Tillman.
Tillman was educated at the Curryton Academy. He studied at the Emerson Preparatory School, Georgetown University Law Center, and the Virginia Military Institute. He read law in Winnsboro under his brother-in-law, Osmund Woodward Buchanan, and in 1891, was admitted to the bar.
Tillman did not pursue a career in law despite his admission to the bar, though journalist Thomas William Herringshaw called him one of South Carolina's foremost lawyers. During the Spanish–American War, he was a brigadier general in a South Carolina regiment. He was also a member of the South Carolina State Militia.
Tillman was a Democrat. In the 1890s, he rose to political prominence. He served as Lieutenant Governor from January 15, 1901, to January 20, 1903, under Miles Benjamin McSweeney. In 1902, he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of South Carolina, with him blaming his loss on the criticism he received from journalist Narciso Gener Gonzales. His voterbase was built through appeals to white supremacy and his familial connections.
Tillman was an editorialist for the Winnsboro News and Herald, as which he wrote defenses for the beliefs of his uncle, Benjamin Tillman. These defenses were written under the pseudonym "Fair Play", and came in response to Gonzales' criticisms of Benjamin.
Gonzales, who wrote for The State, was a fierce critic of both Benjamin and James Tillman. During James' 1902 gubernational campaign, Gonzales called him a "proven liar, defaulter, gambler and drunkard", and accused him of falsifying records of the South Carolina Senate, military misconduct, and financial irresponsability; all his accusations were backed by evidence. He later called Tillman boorish for not allowing President Theodore Roosevelt to visit South Carolina, as Roosevelt had barred Benjamin Tillman from attending a state dinner after his fistfight with John L. McLaurin. As a result of Gonzales' criticisms, Tillman was seen unfavorably by much of the people of South Carolina.
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James H. Tillman
James Hammond Tillman (June 27, 1869 – April 1, 1911) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was the Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, under Miles Benjamin McSweeney.
Tillman was the son of George D. Tillman and the nephew of Benjamin Tillman. He studied law, later being elected Lieutenant Governor. In 1903, he murdered journalist Narciso Gener Gonzales for criticizing him, and the ensuing trial was subject of mass coverage by newspapers.
Tillman was born on June 27, 1869, in Clarks Hill, South Carolina (then part of Edgefield County), the son of poltician George D. Tillman and Margaret (née Jones) Tillman. His uncle was politician Benjamin Tillman.
Tillman was educated at the Curryton Academy. He studied at the Emerson Preparatory School, Georgetown University Law Center, and the Virginia Military Institute. He read law in Winnsboro under his brother-in-law, Osmund Woodward Buchanan, and in 1891, was admitted to the bar.
Tillman did not pursue a career in law despite his admission to the bar, though journalist Thomas William Herringshaw called him one of South Carolina's foremost lawyers. During the Spanish–American War, he was a brigadier general in a South Carolina regiment. He was also a member of the South Carolina State Militia.
Tillman was a Democrat. In the 1890s, he rose to political prominence. He served as Lieutenant Governor from January 15, 1901, to January 20, 1903, under Miles Benjamin McSweeney. In 1902, he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of South Carolina, with him blaming his loss on the criticism he received from journalist Narciso Gener Gonzales. His voterbase was built through appeals to white supremacy and his familial connections.
Tillman was an editorialist for the Winnsboro News and Herald, as which he wrote defenses for the beliefs of his uncle, Benjamin Tillman. These defenses were written under the pseudonym "Fair Play", and came in response to Gonzales' criticisms of Benjamin.
Gonzales, who wrote for The State, was a fierce critic of both Benjamin and James Tillman. During James' 1902 gubernational campaign, Gonzales called him a "proven liar, defaulter, gambler and drunkard", and accused him of falsifying records of the South Carolina Senate, military misconduct, and financial irresponsability; all his accusations were backed by evidence. He later called Tillman boorish for not allowing President Theodore Roosevelt to visit South Carolina, as Roosevelt had barred Benjamin Tillman from attending a state dinner after his fistfight with John L. McLaurin. As a result of Gonzales' criticisms, Tillman was seen unfavorably by much of the people of South Carolina.
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