Time Periods

U.S. senator, governor. Tillman was born in Edgefield District on August 11, 1847, to Benjamin and Sophia Tillman. The family…

Lieutenant governor. Born on June 27, 1868, in Clarks Hill (now McCormick County), Tillman was the son of George D.…

Governor. Timmerman was born in Anderson on August 11, 1912, the son of George Bell Timmerman and Mary Vandiver Sullivan.…

Newspaper publisher. Little is known of Elizabeth Timothy’s origins and early life. Benjamin Franklin described her as “born and bred…

Newspaper printer. Timothy was born Louis Timothée, the son of a Huguenot who took refuge in Holland following the revocation…

Newspaper printer, patriot. Timothy was born in Holland to Louis and Elizabeth Timothée before they immigrated to Philadelphia in 1731…

Poet, essayist. Timrod was born on December 8, 1828, in Charleston, South Carolina, the only son of a bookbinder, William…

Historian, educator. A meticulous scholar, eloquent writer, and engaging teacher, Tindall is one of the nation’s most distinguished historians. Born…

Lawyer, jurist. Toal was born in Columbia on August 11, 1943, the daughter of Herbert W. Hoefer and Lilla Farrell.…

Promoter, publisher. Born in Appenzell, Switzerland, Tobler became that canton’s governor until he was removed from office in a power…

(Beaufort County). Tombee Plantation House was built by Thomas Benjamin Chaplin, for whom (“Tom B.”) it was named. A member…

Industrialist, journalist. Tompkins was born in Edgefield on October 12, 1851, the eldest child of Dewitt Clinton Tompkins and Hannah…

Educator. Towne was born on May 3, 1825, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to John Towne and Sarah Robinson. During her childhood…

Physicist, Nobel laureate. Townes was born in Greenville on July 28, 1915, the second of six children born to Henry…

Soldier. Travis was born on August 9, 1809, in Edgefield District, the son of Mark Travis and Jemima Stallworth. In…

Merchant, financier. Trenholm was born on February 25, 1807, in Charleston, the son of William and Irene Trenholm. His father…

Writer, diplomat, historian. Trescot was born on November 10, 1822, in Charleston, the son of Henry Trescot and Sarah McCrady.…

Jurist, scholar. Trott was born in London on January 19, 1663. His father, Samuel Trott, was a London merchant, but…

Political activist. Tucker was born on October 15, 1881, in Charlotte, North Carolina, the daughter of Harvey Mayfield Ramseur and…

Civic leader. Richard “Dick” Tukey was a crucial figure in the post–World War II economic development of the South Carolina…