Richard J. Tillman (September 5, 1911 – October 1983) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 72nd district of the

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. Tillman was born in New York. He attended

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. He moved to

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in 1942 and worked as an

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. In 1968 he was elected to represent the 72nd district of the

, serving until 1970. Tillman died in October 1983 at the Health First's Cape Canaveral Hospital in

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, at the age of 72.

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1911 births 1983 deaths Politicians from New York City Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives American engineers 20th-century American engineers Polytechnic Institute of New York University alumni 20th-century members of the Florida Legislature {{Florida-FLRepresentative-Republican-stub