Thomas Green Clemson | |
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| 4th United States Chargé d'Affaires to Belgium | |
| In office October 4, 1844 – January 5, 1852 | |
| President | John Tyler James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore |
| Preceded by | Henry Washington Hilliard |
| Succeeded by | Richard H. Bayard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1, 1807 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 1888 (aged 80) Clemson, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, including Floride |
| Education | Norwich University Collège de Sorbonne Royal School of Mines (Paris) |
| Occupation | Mining engineer Statesman Agriculturist College founder |
Thomas Green Clemson (July 1, 1807 – April 6, 1888) was an American politician and statesman, serving as Chargés d'Affaires to Belgium, and United States Superintendent of Agriculture. He served in the Confederate Army and founded Clemson University in South Carolina. Historians have called Clemson "a quintessential nineteenth-century Renaissance man."[1]