Daniel Rose Tilden (November 5, 1804 – March 4, 1890) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1843 to 1847.

Biography

Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Tilden attended the public schools. Resided several years in

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and

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. He moved to

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, about 1828, and thence to

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. He studied law with Rufus P. Spalding. He was

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in 1836 and commenced practice in

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. He formed a partnership there as ''Spalding & Tilden''. He served as

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of Portage County 1838-1841. Tilden was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847). He served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1848 and 1852. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1852. Tilden was elected probate judge of Cuyahoga County and served from 1855 to 1888. He died in Cleveland, Ohio, March 4, 1890. His remains were cremated at

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, and the ashes deposited in the Buffalo Crematory. Married three times, the last to Cornelia Lossing, who survived him.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tilden, Daniel Rose 1804 births 1890 deaths People from Lebanon, Connecticut People from Garrettsville, Ohio Politicians from Cleveland County district attorneys in Ohio Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio 19th-century American politicians