Tillman, John Newton, 1859-1929

LC control no.	n 2009161756
Personal name heading	Tillman, John Newton, 1859-1929 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Found in	NUCMC data from Arkansas History Commission for His Letter, 1927 (John N. Tillman; U.S. Representaive from Ark.) Online bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress, viewed Apr. 15, 2009 (Tillman, John Newton, a Representative from Arkansas; born near Springfield, Greene County, Mo., Dec. 13, 1859; attended the common schools; graduated from Univ. of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1880; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in Fayetteville,, Ark.; clerk of the circuit court of Washington County (1884-1889); served in the State senate (1888-1892); prosecuting attorney of the fourth judicial circuit (1892-1898); judge of the same circuit court (1900-1905); president of the University of Arkansas (1905-1912); elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth and to the six succeeding Congresses (Mar. 4, 1915-Mar. 3, 1929); did not seek renomination in 1928; died in Fayetteville, Ark., Mar. 9, 1929)