John Q. Tilson
John Q. Tilson | |
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House Majority Leader | |
In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 | |
Preceded by | Nicholas Longworth |
Succeeded by | Henry Thomas Rainey |
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's3rddistrict | |
In office March 4, 1915 – December 3, 1932 | |
Preceded by | Thomas L. Reilly |
Succeeded by | Francis T. Maloney |
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut'sat-largedistrict | |
In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 | |
Preceded by | George L. Lilley |
Succeeded by | district eliminated |
Member of theConnecticut House of Representatives | |
In office 1904-1908 | |
Personal details | |
Born | John Quillin Tilson April 5, 1866 Clearbranch,Tennessee,U.S. |
Died | August 14, 1958 New London,New Hampshire,U.S. | (aged 92)
Political party | Republican |
John Quillin Tilson(April 5, 1866 – August 14, 1958) was anAmerican politician.ARepublican,he representedConnecticutin theUnited States House of Representativesfor almost 22 years and wasHouse Majority leaderfor 6 years.
Early life
[edit]Tilson was born in Clearbranch,Unicoi County, Tennessee,on April 5, 1866. He attended both public and private schools in nearbyFlag Pondand later atMars Hill,North Carolina.He went to college atCarson–Newman College,inJefferson City, Tennessee,where he graduated in 1888. Later he enrolled atYale Law School,where he graduated in 1893. He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and started to practice inNew Haven,Connecticut.
In 1898, when theSpanish–American Warbroke out, he enlisted and served as asecond lieutenantin the Sixth Regiment, United States Volunteer Infantry.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1904, Tilson was elected to theConnecticut House of Representatives,where he served until 1908, the last two years as speaker.[2]He was later elected toUnited States House of Representatives,serving from 1909 to 1913; he ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1912.
Tilson ran for election again and was again reelected to the House of Representatives. He served from March 4, 1915, until his resignation on December 3, 1932. He was theMajority Leaderfor the69th Congress,70th Congress,and the71st Congress.He became adelegateto theRepublican National Convention in 1932.
Later life
[edit]After his retirement from public life, Tilson returned to the practice of law inWashington D.C.,and then in New Haven, Connecticut. He also served as a special lecturer at Yale University on parliamentary law and procedure and wroteTilson's Manual.[3]
Death
[edit]Tilson died inNew London, New Hampshireon August 14, 1958. He is interred at the private burial grounds on the family farm in Clearbranch, Tennessee.
References
[edit]- ^"TILSON, John Quillin, (1866 - 1958)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.RetrievedSeptember 16,2012.
- ^"John Q. Tilson".The Political Graveyard.RetrievedSeptember 16,2012.
- ^"TILSON, John Quillin, (1866 - 1958): Guide to Research Collections".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.RetrievedSeptember 16,2012.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress."John Q. Tilson (id: T000279)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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