Lewis Tillman

Lewis Tillman (August 18, 1816 – May 3, 1886) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee.

For the American football player of the same name, see Lewis Tillman (American football).
Lewis Tillman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
Preceded byJames Mullins
Succeeded byJohn M. Bright
Personal details
Born(1816-08-18)August 18, 1816
Shelbyville, Tennessee
DiedMay 3, 1886(1886-05-03) (aged 69)
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Catherine Davidson Tillman
ChildrenMary Catherine Tillman, John Marshall Tillman
Professionsoldier, farmer, newspaper editor

Biography

Tillman was born near Shelbyville, Tennessee in Bedford County. He attended the common schools and pursued an academic course.

Career

Tillman served in the Seminole War as a private and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a circuit court clerk of Bedford County from 1852 to 1860. He was a colonel of the state militia before the Civil War and the editor of a newspaper in Shelbyville. From 1865 to 1869, he was a clerk and master of the chancery court.[1]

Elected as a member of the Republican Party to the Forty-first Congress, Tillman served from March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1871,[2] but was not a candidate for renomination in 1870. He returned to agricultural pursuits.

Death

Tillman died in Shelbyville on May 3, 1886. He was interred in Willow Mount Cemetery. His uncle, Barclay Martin, also served as a U.S. congressman.[3] His son James Davidson Tillman was a Confederate colonel and postwar served in the Tennessee Senate and was appointed U.S. Minister to Ecuador by President Grover Cleveland. His son Brigadier General Samuel Escue Tillman was a West Point graduate who served as the Academy's Superintendent during World War I.

References
  1. "Lewis Tillman". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. "Lewis Tillman". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. "Lewis Tillman". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 8 April 2013.


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