TILLMAN(SoundexT455)—See alsoDILLMAN,FILLMAN,LITMAN,LITTMAN,STILLMAN,TALLMAN,THEILMAN,THEILMANN,THIELMAN,THILMAN,TILL,TILLEMAN,TILLMANNS,TILLMON,TILMAN,TILMANN,TULLMAN.
| |  TILLMAN:See alsoTillmanBannister —TillmanH. Erb —TillmanFarrow —TillmanGarrison —TillmanHill —TillmanM. Hounsell —TillmanDavis Johnson —UralAlexis Johnson —JamesLee Key —JohnTillman Lamkin —BenTillman Leppard —J.Tillman Powell —TillmanKulp Saylor —StephenVan Rensselaer Trowbridge —CharlesChristopher Trowbridge —TillmanWatson | | Tillman, Abram Martin (b.1863) —also known asAbram M. Tillman — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born near Shelbyville,BedfordCounty, Tenn.,September8, 1863.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1898-1914.Burial location unknown.  | Tillman, Benjamin Ryan(1847-1918) —also known asBenjamin R. Tillman;"PitchforkBen";"The One-Eyed Plowboy" —of Trenton,EdgefieldCounty, S.C.Born in Edgefield District (nowEdgefieldCounty), S.C.,August11, 1847.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lost hisleft eye in 1864;farmer;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1890-94; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1892(ConventionVice-President),1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1916;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from EdgefieldCounty, 1895;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1895-1918; died in office 1918; inFebrury, 1902, heaccusedfellow South Carolina senatorJohnMcLaurin, of accepting a bribe (in the form of federal patronage)to support a treaty; McLaurin called Tillman a liar, and the twocame toblows on the Senate floor; both werecensuredby the Senate; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from South Carolina, 1912-16.Englishancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 3,1918 (age70 years, 326days).Interment atEbenezerCemetery, Trenton, S.C.; statue atStateHouse Grounds, Columbia, S.C. | | Tillman, Carrie — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1928.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Tillman, Charles — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Tillman, Cliff L. — of California. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Tillman, Fred — of Pawhuska,OsageCounty, Okla.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1940(alternate),1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Tillman, George Dionysius(1826-1902) —also known asGeorge D. Tillman — of Clarks Hill,McCormickCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina,1826.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Edgefield, 1865-66;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1879-82, 1883-93 (5thDistrict 1879-82, 2nd District 1883-93).Slaveowner. Died in1902(ageabout76 years).Interment atBethlehemBaptist Church Community Cemetery, Clarks Hill, S.C. | | Tillman, George N. (b.1851) —of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born inBedfordCounty, Tenn.,January23, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;vice-president, Merchants'Bank,Nashville; general counsel, Nashville & DecaturRailroad;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1873-74; candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1896, 1908; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Tennessee,1900.Christian.Burial location unknown. | | Tillman, Ida O. — of Geneva,GenevaCounty, Ala.Postmaster atGeneva,Ala., 1901.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Tillman, Irving Dilley(1886-1954) —also known asIrving D. Tillman — of Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in Bainbridge,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;ChenangoCounty Clerk, 1928-48;chair ofChenango County Republican Party, 1934-37.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, following aheartattack, in Chenango MemorialHospital,Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1954 (age67 years, 338days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y. | | Tillman, J. B. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1892.Burial location unknown. | | Tillman, James Davidson (b.1841) —also known asJames D. Tillman — of Fayetteville,LincolnCounty, Tenn.; Harms,LincolnCounty, Tenn.Born inBedfordCounty, Tenn.,November25, 1841.Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1870; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1873, 1893, 1901; U.S. Minister toEcuador, 1895-97.Burial location unknown. | | Tillman, Jim K. — of Sarasota,SarasotaCounty, Fla.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Tillman, John Newton(1859-1929) —also known asJohn N. Tillman — of Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,December13, 1859.Democrat. Member ofArkansasstate 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 in1929(ageabout69 years).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Fayetteville, Ark. | | Tillman, L. R. — Farmer-Labor candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1928.Burial location unknown. | | 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.Slaveowner. Died in1886(ageabout70 years).Interment atWillowMount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Tenn. | | Tillman, Neila M. (b.1944) —of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in1944.Citizens candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1980(on behalf ofBarryCommoner andLaDonnaHarris).Female.Still living as of 1980. | | Tillman, Peter — ofUnionCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1905-07.Burial location unknown. | | Tillman, Robert A. — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Tillman, Samuel E. — of Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Tillman, T. P. — of Boonville,WarrickCounty, Ind.Republican.Chair ofWarrick County Republican Party, 1905.Burial location unknown. | | Tillman, Wheeler — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1988.Still living as of 1988.
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