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See also
Tillman
Bannister —
Tillman
H. Erb —
Tillman
Hill —
Ural
Alexis Johnson —
James
Lee Key —
John
Tillman Lamkin —
J.
Tillman Powell —
Tillman
K. Saylor |
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Tillman, Abram Martin (b.
1863) —
also known as Abram M. Tillman —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born near Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn., September
8, 1863.
Son of Lewis Tillman and Mary Catherine (Davidson) Tillman.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1898-1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tillman, Benjamin Ryan
(1847-1918) —
also known as Benjamin R. Tillman; "Pitchfork
Ben"; "The One-Eyed Plowboy" —
of Trenton, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Edgefield
County, S.C., August
11, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lost an
eye in 1864; farmer; Governor of
South Carolina, 1890-94; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1895; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1895-1918; died in office 1918;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916;
member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1912-16.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 3,
1918 (age 70 years, 326
days).
Interment at Ebenezer
Cemetery, Trenton, S.C.; statue at State
House Grounds, Columbia, S.C.
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Tillman, Carrie —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tillman, Charles —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Tillman, Cliff L. —
of California.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Tillman, Fred —
of Pawhuska, Osage
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1940
(alternate), 1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tillman, George Dionysius
(1826-1902) —
also known as George D. Tillman —
of Clarks Hill, McCormick
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, 1826.
Democrat. Member of South Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1879-82, 1883-93 (5th
District 1879-82, 2nd District 1883-93).
Died in 1902
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Bethlehem
Baptist Church Community Cemetery, Clarks Hill, S.C.
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Tillman, George N. (b.
1851) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., January
23, 1851.
Son of Lewis Tillman and Mary Catherine (Davidson) Tillman.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Merchants' Bank,
Nashville; general counsel, Nashville & Decatur Railroad;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1873-74; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1896, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1900.
Christian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tillman, Irving D. —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Republican. Chair of
Chenango County Republican Party, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tillman, J. B. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1892.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tillman, James Davidson (b.
1841) —
also known as James D. Tillman —
of Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn.; Harms (unknown
county), Tenn.
Born in Bedford
County, Tenn., November
25, 1841.
Son of Lewis Tillman and Mary Catherine (Davidson) Tillman.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1870; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1873, 1893, 1901; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1895-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tillman, Jim K. —
of Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Tillman, John Newton
(1859-1929) —
also known as John N. Tillman —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., December
13, 1859.
Son of Newton J. Tillman and Mary (Mullins) Tillman.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1888-92; prosecuting attorney, 4th District,
1892-98; district judge in Arkansas 4th District, 1900-05; president,
University of Arkansas, 1905-12; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1915-29.
Died in 1929
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
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Tillman, L. R. —
Farmer-Labor candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tillman, Lewis
(1816-1886) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Tennessee, 1816.
Republican. State court judge in Tennessee, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1869-71.
Died in 1886
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Willow
Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Tenn.
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Tillman, Neila M. (b.
1944) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1944.
Citizens candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Tillman, Peter —
of Union
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1905-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tillman, Robert A. —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Tillman, Samuel E. —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Tillman, Wheeler —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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