George D. Tillman

George D. Tillman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byEdmund W.M. Mackey
Succeeded byW. Jasper Talbert
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1879 – July 19, 1882
Preceded byRobert Smalls
Succeeded byRobert Smalls
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Edgefield County
In office
November 27, 1865 – December 21, 1866
Preceded byThomas Glascock Bacon
Succeeded byFranz Walburg von Arnim
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Edgefield District
In office
November 28, 1864 – December 22, 1864
In office
November 27, 1854 – December 19, 1855
Personal details
Born
George Dionysius Tillman

August 21, 1826
Curryton, South Carolina
DiedFebruary 2, 1902(1902-02-02) (aged 75)
Clarks Hill, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materHarvard University
ProfessionAttorney, politician
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America Confederate States of America
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
Years of service1862–1865
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

George Dionysius Tillman (August 21, 1826 – February 2, 1902) was a Democratic politician from South Carolina. He was a state representative, state senator, and U.S. Representative. He was the brother of Governor Benjamin Ryan Tillman, and father of James H. Tillman, who was Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 1901 to 1903 and in the latter year shot newspaper editor Narciso Gener Gonzales and was acquitted.[1]

  1. ^ Edgar, Walter B. (2006). The South Carolina Encyclopedia. University of South Carolina Press. pp. 962–963. ISBN 978-1-57003-598-2.