Richard Tilghman

Richard Albert Tilghman (March 8, 1920 – February 23, 2017) was a politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th district from 1969 to 2001. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Montgomery County district from 1967 to 1968.^[2] He died on February 23, 2017, at the age of 96.^[3]

Richard Tilghman
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 17th district
In office January 7, 1969 – August 31, 2001[1]
Preceded by	Robert P. Johnson
Succeeded by	Connie Williams
Constituency	Parts of Delaware and Montgomery Counties
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Montgomery County district
In office January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1968
Personal details
Born	(1920-03-08)March 8, 1920 Manchester, England
Died	February 23, 2017(2017-02-23) (aged 96) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Princeton University

Early life

Tilghman was born in Manchester, England, to Benjamin Chew and Eliza Middleton Fox Tilghman. He graduated from the Fountain Valley School in Colorado,^[2] Princeton University in 1943^[3] and the Berlitz School of Languages.^[4] He served as a First lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and received the Silver Star for action during the battle of Iwo Jima.^[5]

Business career

He worked at Smith & Barney, at the General Coal Company and as a plastics manufacturing executive at Contour Manufacturing Company.^[2]

Political career

He served as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee from 1974 to 2001.^[3]

As State Senator, he was an advocate for veteran organizations. He supported state funding for the construction of the Pennsylvania Veterans Memorial at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. In 1999, he sponsored legislation providing $2 million in funding to support the construction of the National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C.^[4]

References

1. Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
2. "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - RICHARD A. TILGHMAN Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
3. "Richard A. Tilghman". obits.pennlive.com. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
4. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Richard A Tilghman Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
5. "Richard A. Tilghman". www.valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

External links

• "State Senator Richard Tilghman". Archived from the original on April 17, 2001. Retrieved April 17, 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - official PA Senate website (archived)