James Davidson Tillman (November 25, 1841 – June 16, 1916)
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Early life
James Davidson Tillman, son of Lewis Tillman
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 i ...
(1816–1886) and Mary Catherine Davidson Tillman (1823–1902) was born in Bedford County, Tennessee
Bedford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,237. Its county seat is Shelbyville. Bedford County comprises the Shelbyville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also in ...
on November 25, 1841. Among his brothers was Samuel Escue Tillman
Samuel Escue Tillman (October 2, 1847 – June 24, 1942) was an astronomer, engineer, military educator, and career officer in the United States Army who spent 30 years teaching at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. In a ...
, a West Point graduate and long time professor there, who served as Superintendent during World War I. He completed his law degree at Cumberland University
Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842. The oldest campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.
History
1842–1861
The university was founded by the Cumberl ...
on the eve of the Civil War.
Career
During the American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
, he served in the Confederate States Army
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as a colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
in the 41st Tennessee Regiment and later in the Tennessee Consolidated Regiment. After the war he served terms as a Tennessee State Senator
A state senator is a member of a State legislature (United States), state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.
History
There are typically fewer state senators than there ...
before being appointed by President Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms and the first Hist ...
as the US Minister to Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
from 1895 to 1897.
Death
He died in Fayetteville, Tennessee
Fayetteville is the county seat and the largest city in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. The city's population was 7,095 at the 2020 census.
History
Fayetteville is the largest city in Lincoln County. The city was established in 1809 ...
on June 16, 1916.
References
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1841 births
1916 deaths
Ambassadors of the United States to Ecuador
Confederate States Army officers
People from Bedford County, Tennessee
People of Tennessee in the American Civil War
Democratic Party Tennessee state senators
19th-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly