Lewis Tillman

For the American football player of the same name, see Lewis Tillman (American football).

Lewis Tillman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district
In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
Preceded by	James Mullins
Succeeded by	John M. Bright
Personal details
Born	(1816-08-18)August 18, 1816 Shelbyville, Tennessee
Died	Shelbyville, Tennessee
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Catherine Davidson Tillman
Children	Mary Catherine Tillman, John Marshall Tillman
Profession	soldier, farmer, newspaper editor

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.

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.

External links

• Find-A-Grave biography

• Lewis Tillman at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by James Mullins	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th congressional district March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1871	Succeeded by John M. Bright