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American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
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- Sale 6030
Live
| Philadelphia
Nov 14 | 5:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 6030
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
A politician and jurist in Maryland and Pennsylvania, Tilghman was a member of the Maryland Assembly from 1788 to 1790, and of the Maryland Senate from 1791 to 1793. He was Chief Judge of the U.S. Circuit Court for Pennsylvania, 1801-1802; President Judge of Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia District, 1805; and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1806 to 1827. Tilghman ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Pennsylvania as a Federalist in 1811.
Provenance: The Historic Portrait and Sculpture Collection of the Philadelphia Bar Association
