Lewis Tillman

Lewis Tillman

Lewis Tillman (born August 18, 1816 in Shelbyville , Bedford County , Tennessee , †  May 3, 1886 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1869 and 1871 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Lewis Tillman was a nephew of Barclay Martin (1802-1890), who sat between 1845 and 1847 for the State of Tennessee in Congress . He attended the public schools in his home country and then completed an academic education. He later took part in a war against the Seminoles as a soldier . Professionally he worked in agriculture. He was also a bailiff at the District Court in Bedford County between 1852 and 1860. Prior to the Civil War , he was a colonel in the Tennessee State Militia. In the meantime he also published a newspaper in Shelbyville. From 1865 to 1869 he was a clerk at the Chancellery Court.

Politically, Tillman became a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional election of 1868 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded James Mullins on March 3, 1869 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1870, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1871 . During this time the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was passed.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Lewis Tillman returned to farming. He died in Shelbyville on May 3, 1886.

Web links

• Lewis Tillman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Lewis Tillman in the database of Find a Grave (English)