William Tilghman
Personal
Birthday:
8/12/1756
Birthplace:
Talbot County, MD
Date of Death:
4/29/1827
Place of Death:
Philadelphia, PA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Talbot County, Maryland, 1783-1788
State delegate, Maryland, 1788-1790
State senator, Maryland, 1791-1793
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1794-1801, 1802-1805
President judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District, 1805
Judge, Pennsylvania High Court of Errors and Appeals, -1806
Chief justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1806-1827
Education
Name of School:
College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania)
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1772
Name of School - Second:
College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania)
Degree - Second:
M.A.
Name of School - Third:
Read law
Degree Year - Third:
1783 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Court for the Third Circuit
President Nominating:
John Adams
Party Affiliation of President:
Federalist
Commission Date:
03/03/1801
Termination Date:
07/01/1802
Termination Reason:
Abolition of Court