Background
Tilghman, Richard A. was born on March 8, 1920 in Manchester, England. Son of Benjamin Chew and Eliza (Fox) Tilghman.
Tilghman, Richard A. was born on March 8, 1920 in Manchester, England. Son of Benjamin Chew and Eliza (Fox) Tilghman.
Graduate, Princeton University, 1943.
Pennsylvania state senator, District 17, since 1969; minority chairman, District 17, 1974-1980; majority chairman, District 17, since 1980; member appropriations committee, Pennsylvania State Senate member, Chesapeake Bay Commission, since 1985.
Member Young Republican Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rod and Gun Club, Pennsylvania Society.
Married Diana Disston, 1954. 3 children.