Preceded by James Mullins Role American football player Succeeded by John M. Bright Weight 92 kg | Political party Republican Name Lewis Tillman Positions Running back | |
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Born August 18, 1816
Shelbyville, Tennessee ( 1816-08-18 ) Died May 3, 1871(1871-05-03) (aged 54)
Shelbyville, Tennessee Spouse(s) Mary Catherine Davidson Tillman Children Mary Catherine Tillman, John Marshall Tillman | ||
Education Jackson State University | ||
Lewis Tillman (August 18, 1816 – May 3, 1886) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee.
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Biography
Tillman was born near Shelbyville, Tennessee in Bedford County. He attended the common schools and pursued an academic course.
Career
Tillman served in the Seminole War as a private and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a circuit court clerk of Bedford County from 1852 to 1860. He was a colonel of the state militia before the Civil War and the editor of a newspaper in Shelbyville. From 1865 to 1869, he was a clerk and master of the chancery court.
Elected as a member of the Republican Party to the Forty-first Congress, Tillman served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1870. He returned to agricultural pursuits.
Death
Tillman died in Shelbyville on May 3, 1886. He was interred in Willow Mount Cemetery. His uncle, Barclay Martin, also served as a U.S. congressman.