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More information. Anna Calhoun was born on the Bath plantation, in the Abbeville District of South Carolina. She was one of seven children in the Calhoun family. Anna adored her father, John C. Calhoun, and remained close to him unti his death in 1850. Her early education was through her surroundings and family, at a day school in Edgefield, SC ...
Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson willed her three-fourths share of Fort Hill to her husband, Thomas Clemson, with the caveat that he must die with a will. At Anna’s death in 1875, Thomas worked with two attorneys, James Rion and Richard Wright Simpson, to create his bequest that became Clemson University.
Clemson was a staunch advocate of agricultural education and was involved in the development of the Morrill Act, which established the land-grant college system. His diverse education led to his visionary bequest and philanthropy that established Clemson University in his last will and testament. Read more. Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson (1817 ...
On November 13, 1838, after a six-month courtship, Anna Maria Calhoun married Thomas Green Clemson IV in this very room. The ceremony was performed by the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s minister with a formal reception following shortly thereafter.
Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson February 13, 1817—September 22, 1875 Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson, the wife of Thomas Green Clemson, seamlessly shifted between diplomat’s spouse, plantation mistress, mother and confidant. Intellectually gifted, Anna accomplished much in her short life of 58 years.
Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson willed her three-fourths share of Fort Hill to her husband, Thomas Clemson, with the caveat that he must die with a will. At Anna’s death in 1875, Thomas worked with two attorneys, James Rion and Richard Wright Simpson, to create his bequest that became Clemson University.
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY'S CO-FOUNDER ANNA'S CHILDHOOD AND MARRIAGE On February 13, 1817, Anna Maria Calhoun was born to American statesman John C. Calhoun and his wife Floride Bonneau Colhoun Calhoun at the couple's Bath Plantation in Abbeville, S.C. She was the fourth of ten children and would outlive all nine of her siblings.
