Tilghman Howard
Tilghman Ashurst Howard (November 14, 1797 – August 16, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. He was born near Pickensville, South Carolina. He moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1816 and was admitted to the bar there in 1818. In 1830, he moved to Bloomington, Indiana, and in 1833 to Rockville, Indiana. President Andrew Jackson appointed him US Attorney for Indiana, and he served as such from 1833 to 1837. In 1838, he sought, unsuccessfully, to be elected to the US Senate. He was elected to the House of Representatives on August 5, 1839, and served until he resigned therefrom on July 1, 1840.
In 1841, Tilghman unsuccessfully defended the blacksmith Noah Beauchamp against a murder charge. Beauchamp was convicted and executed in Parke County, Indiana.[1]
He sought election as Governor of Indiana in 1840 and as United States Senator in 1843 but was unsuccessful. He was appointed chargé d’affaires to the Republic of Texas on June 11, 1844.[2] He died in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas and is buried in Rockville, Indiana.[3]
Howard County, Indiana,[4] and Howard County, Iowa, are named in his honor.
References
External links
- Biography, U.S. Congress
- Tilghman Howard at Find a Grave (current burial site)
- Tilghman Howard at Find a Grave (cenotaph - original interment site)
Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by | Chargé d’Affaires of U.S. Mission to Texas June–August 1844 |
Succeeded by Andrew Jackson Donelson |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 7th congressional district August 5, 1839 – July 1, 1840 |
Succeeded by Henry S. Lane |
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- 1797 births
- 1844 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- Indiana Democrats
- People from Indiana in the Mexican–American War
- Ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of Texas
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- People from Pickens County, South Carolina
- People from Knoxville, Tennessee
- People from Rockville, Indiana
- United States Attorneys for the District of Indiana
- Indiana politician stubs