Richard J. Tillman

Richard J. Tillman
Richard J. Tillman
	Tillman in 1968
Member of the Florida House of Representatives; from the 72nd district
	In office; 1968–1970
Preceded by	Harry H. Pfeiffer
Succeeded by	F. Eugene Tubbs
Personal details
Born	September 5, 1911; New York, U.S.
Died	October 1973 (aged 62); Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Richard J. Tillman (September 5, 1911^[1] – October 1983) was an American politician.^[2] He served as a Republican member for the 72nd district of the Florida House of Representatives.^[3]^[4]

Tillman was born in New York.^[1] He attended New York University Tandon School of Engineering.^[1] He moved to Florida in 1942^[1] and worked as an engineer.^[5] In 1968 he was elected to represent the 72nd district of the Florida House of Representatives, serving until 1970.^[3]

Tillman died in October 1983 at the Health First's Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Florida, at the age of 62.^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Florida Handbook, Peninsular Publishing Company, 1969, p. 148
^ "Ninos Battles Tillman For Pfeiffer House Seat". The Evening Tribune. Cocoa, Florida. November 1, 1968. p. 8. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "House of Representatives". Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
^ Ward, Robert (August 3, 2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
^ ^a ^b Perez, Rob (October 30, 1983). "Richard Tillman, colorful legislator, dead at age 72". Florida Today. Cocoa, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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