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| Died | 1793 (aged 76–77) |
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James Tilghman (1716–1793) was a prominent lawyer and public servant in colonialMaryland andPennsylvania.
The fourth son of Colonel Richard Tilghman and Anna Maria Lloyd, he was born at his family's estate, the Hermitage, on theChester River inTalbot County on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
After studying law, Tilghman began his practice inAnnapolis and in 1743 married Anne Francis (1727–1771), daughter ofTench Francis (Sr.).[citation needed]
About 1760 Tilghman moved toPhiladelphia, where he held many positions of public service, including Secretary of the Land Office of Pennsylvania (appointed byJohn Penn in 1765), Philadelphia City Councilman (1764), and member of thePennsylvania Provincial Council (1767).
During 1768 he was elected to theAmerican Philosophical Society as a member.[1]
At the outbreak of theAmerican Revolution, Tilghman at first favored compromise between England and the colonies; while he called for a repeal of theIntolerable Acts, which was so abhorred by colonists, he at the same time denounced theBoston Tea Party. He was regarded, however, as aLoyalist and was placed under arrest by Pennsylvania state authorities until 1778.
Tilghman was a trustee of the College of Philadelphia (now theUniversity of Pennsylvania) from 1775 to 1788, when he resigned.
Tilghman's youngest brother wasMatthew Tilghman, a delegate to theFirst andSecond Continental Congresses.
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In 1743 he married Anne Francis (1727–1771), daughter ofTench Francis (Sr.) They had two sons:
James Tilghman died at his family home inChestertown,Kent County, Maryland, in 1793.
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