Riggs, Walter M. (Walter Merritt), 1873-1924
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Engineer, educator, and athletic coach; fifth president of Clemson Agricultural College, present-day Clemson University, 1910-1924; b. Orangeburg, S.C.; B.S., Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala., 1893; honorary LL. D., USC, 1911; m. Marie Louise Moore, of Auburn, Ala., 1897; d. Washington, D.C., while attending meeting of executive committee of American Association of Land Grant Colleges; son of Emma Julia Gowan Riggs, of S.C., and Harpin Riggs, a carriage-maker from Connecticut who settled in S.C. during the 1840s.
From the description of Walter M. Riggs papers, 1889-1947. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 56496761
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| associatedWith | Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina. Office of the President. |
| associatedWith | Clemson University |
| associatedWith | Clemson University. Athletic Council. |
| associatedWith | Clemson University. Cadet Discipline Committee. |
| associatedWith | Clemson University. Office of the President. |
| associatedWith | Clemson University. Office of the President. |
| associatedWith | Clemson University. Office of the President. |
| associatedWith | Hall, Louise Moore Riggs. |
| associatedWith | Lever, Frank. |
| associatedWith | Littlejohn, J. C. |
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Birth 1873-01-24
Death 1924-01-22
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