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Profile of William Tilghman
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William Tilghman |
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4th July 1854 |
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Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia William Tilghman (1756-1827) was an American lawyer, jurist and statesman from Maryland. He served as the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court from 1805 to 1827.
Biographic and service outline:
- Born August 12, 1756 in Talbot County, Maryland
- nephew of Matthew Tilghman, brother of Tench Tilghman
- College of Philadelphia, now the University of Pennsylvania (1772)
- lawyer (admitted to MD bar in 1783).
- MD House of Delegates 1788-1790
- MD Constitutional Convention 1788
- MD Presidential elector 1789
- MD Senate 1791-1793
- moved to Philadelphia 1793
- US District court judge - Pennsylvania 1801-1802
- Judge of common pleas, Philadelphia 1804 (certain, but full dates unknown)
- Chief Justice PA Supreme Court 1805-1827
- In 1811 ran for Governor , lost to Simon Snyder
- Associations: American Philosophical Society (president 1824-27)
- Died April 30, 1827 at Philadelphia, PA.
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