1. William Tilghman was the Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Third Circuit and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
14 Facts About William Tilghman
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William Tilghman entered private practice in Talbot County, Maryland from 1783 to 1788.
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William Tilghman was a delegate to the Maryland State Convention of 1788, to vote whether Maryland should ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States.
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William Tilghman was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1788 to 1790.
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William Tilghman was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1791 to 1793.
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William Tilghman resumed private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1794 to 1801.
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William Tilghman was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2,1801, and received his commission on March 3,1801.
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William Tilghman's service terminated on July 1,1802, due to abolition of the court.
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William Tilghman was President Judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for the First Judicial District in 1805.
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William Tilghman was a Judge of the Pennsylvania High Court of Errors and Appeals until 1806.
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William Tilghman was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1806 to 1827.
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William Tilghman disagreed and as early as 1810, began to move the court to a more neutral stance that gave more weight to property rights.
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In 1811, perhaps because of his campaign for election as governor, William Tilghman began emancipating slaves he still held on plantations in Maryland, but he was overall a weak anti-slavery figure.
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In 1816, William Tilghman was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society.