Matthew Tilghman was an American planter, and Revolutionary leader from Maryland.
12 Facts About Matthew Tilghman
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Matthew Tilghman served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776, where he signed the 1774 Continental Association.
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Matthew Tilghman was the grandson of one of the early settlers in Maryland.
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Matthew Tilghman's father was named Richard Tilghman was a planter.
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Matthew Tilghman was educated through private tutoring before moving to Talbot County on the Eastern Shore.
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Matthew Tilghman served there through the remainder of its service to the colony, although in 1760 and 1761 he represented Queen Anne's County.
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Matthew Tilghman was an early member of the colony's committee of correspondence.
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Matthew Tilghman was the chairman of the Committee of Safety, president of the revolutionary assembly known as the Annapolis Convention, and the head of the Maryland delegation to the Continental Congress.
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Matthew Tilghman voted for its final approval but was replaced in the Congress by Charles Carroll of Carrollton before a copy was signed.
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Matthew Tilghman had to return home to preside over a longer session of the Annapolis Convention that established a new government for Maryland.
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Matthew Tilghman served there until 1783, and from 1780 to 1783 he was president of the Senate.
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In 1771 Matthew Tilghman acquired property near his Rich Neck Manor on Sherwood's Neck.