Oswald Tilghman | |
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| Secretary of State of Maryland | |
| In office 1904–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfred Bateman |
| Succeeded by | N. Winslow Williams |
| Member of Maryland State Senate | |
| In office 1894–1896 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1841 near Oxford, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1932 (aged 91) Easton, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Spring Hill Cemetery Easton, Maryland, U.S. |
| Relatives | John Leeds Kerr (grandfather) John Bozman Kerr (uncle) Lloyd Tilghman (cousin) |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Terry's Texas Rangers, Company B |
| Battles / wars | |
Oswald Tilghman (March 7, 1841 – June 17, 1932) was an officer of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War; a lawyer; Maryland politician; Maryland Senator, Talbot County, (1894–96); Secretary of State of Maryland (1904–08); affiliate of the Maryland Democratic Party; author; and was active in veteran affairs. Native of Talbot County, Maryland.[1]
- ^ Oswald Tilghman in Matthew Page Andrews, Tercentenary History of Maryland, vol. II (Chicago: The S. J. ClarkePublishing Company) 1925.