Riggs, Walter M. (Walter Merritt), 1873-1924

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Birth 1873-01-24
Death 1924-01-22

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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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  • Agricultural colleges
  • College presidents
  • Earthquakes

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  • South Carolina--Clemson (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • South Carolina--Charleston (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)

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