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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Richard A. "Dick" Tilghman |
| Address | 406 Gatcombe Lane
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010, United States |
| Email | rtilghman@pasen.gov |
| Website | None |
| Born |
March 08, 1920
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| Died | February 23, 2017
(96 years)
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Modifed | David
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| Info | OCCUPATION: Montgomery County Legislator
BORN: March 8, 1920 at Manchester, England
CHILD OF: Benjamin C. and Eliza M. Tilghman
ATTENDED: Princeton University
CAREER: Member of House 1967-68; Member of Senate 1969 to date.
Sen. Tilghman represented the 17th Senatorial District, which includes portions of Montgomery and Delaware counties, for 32-plus years, retiring Aug. 31, 2001. As a strong advocate for veterans� organizations, Sen. Tilghman supported state appropriations to make possible the construction of the Pennsylvania Veterans Memorial at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Lebanon County. He sponsored legislation in 1999, allocating $2 million as Pennsylvania's share in helping to establish a national World War II memorial in Washington, D.C.
As chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Tilghman was instrumental in improving the quality of life for the residents of the Southeastern Veterans� Center by securing state funding for rehabilitation of modular personal-care housing units and a new boiler plant as well as the dietary facility now bearing his name. To acknowledge his contributions, Sen. Tilghman was inducted into the Department of Military and Veterans� Affairs Hall of Fame, the department�s highest recognition, in August 2000, and was presented with the Pennsylvania Meritorious Service Medal by Lynch, due to his "distinguished record of support for veterans' programs and benefits while ensuring fiscal prudence in the expenditure of public funds."
A decorated World War II veteran, Sen. Tilghman served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946, rising to the rank of major. He served in the Pacific Theater, where he was part of the invasion force that captured Iwo Jima and the occupation of Japan. He received the Silver Star for gallantry in action, and his unit was awarded a Presidential Citation.
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