Matthew Tilghman

Matthew Tilghman

Matthew Tilghman (born February 17, 1718 in Queen Anne's County , Maryland Province , †  May 4, 1790 in Talbot County , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1774 and 1776 he was a delegate for Maryland to the Continental Congress .

Career

Matthew Tilghman was born on the family's own plantation, The Hermitage . He enjoyed a private school education. After his marriage to Anne Lloyd (1723-1794) in 1741, he founded his own plantation in Talbot County, which he called The Neck . Tilghman also became a justice of the peace in Talbot County. He also sat in the colonial parliament of Maryland from 1751 to 1776, which he chaired from 1773. He joined the American protest against the Stamp Act and the revolutionary movement in the 1770s . He became a member of several revolutionary bodies and one of the leaders of the independence movement in Maryland. From 1774 to 1776 he represented Maryland at the Continental Congress. In 1775 he was chairman and president of the security committee of his homeland. 1776 he was a member and president of the Chamber of Deputies of Maryland he was also President of the Assembly in 1776, in Annapolis drafted the state constitution ( Annapolis Convention ).

Tilghman was a member of the Maryland Senate between 1776 and 1783, and had been president since 1780. In 1783 he withdrew from politics and devoted himself to the management of his plantation. He died there on May 4th, 1790.

Web links

• Matthew Tilghman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Matthew Tilghman in the database of Find a Grave (English)