Background
Tilford, Henry Johnson was born on April 11, 1880 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Robert Johnson and Mary Elizabeth (Terry) Tilford.
Tilford, Henry Johnson was born on April 11, 1880 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Robert Johnson and Mary Elizabeth (Terry) Tilford.
Bachelor of Laws, University of Louisville, 1901.
Mistress William Howard Clowes). Admitted to Kentucky bar, 1901. Junior member firm Greene and Tilford, 1907-1910.
Senior member firm Tilford & Wetherby, 1935-1939.
Special chancellor, Jefferson Circuit Court, 1938-1939. The American Association Foreign Justice Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1939 to September 21, 1945.
Chief justice, Court of Appeals, 1945. Later member Tilford & Dobbins.
Member of board of directors Lincoln-Income Life Insurance Company.
Member Democratic State Central Committee, 1920-1932. Member Kentucky State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Louisville Labor Management Committee. Mason (33 degree).
Married Minnie F. Etly, October 16, 1901 (deceased).