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Daniel R. Tilden
Daniel R. Tilden
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Ohio's 19th district
	In office; March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by	Samuel Stokely
Succeeded by	John Crowell
Personal details
Born	Daniel Rose Tilden; November 5, 1804; Lebanon, Connecticut, US
Died	March 4, 1890 (aged 85); Cleveland, Ohio, US
Resting place	Buffalo Crematory, Buffalo, New York
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Cornelia Lossing

Daniel Rose Tilden (November 5, 1804 – March 4, 1890) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1843 to 1847.

Biography

Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Tilden attended the public schools. Resided several years in Virginia and South Carolina. He moved to Garrettsville, Ohio, about 1828, and thence to Warren, Ohio. He studied law with Rufus P. Spalding.^[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in Ravenna, Ohio. He formed a partnership there as Spalding & Tilden.^[1] He served as prosecuting attorney of Portage County 1838-1841.

Congress

Tilden was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847).

He served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1848 and 1852.

He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1852.

Later career

Tilden was elected probate judge of Cuyahoga County and served from 1855 to 1888.

Death and burial

He died in Cleveland, Ohio, March 4, 1890. His remains were cremated at Buffalo, New York, and the ashes deposited in the Buffalo Crematory.

Personal life

Married three times, the last to Cornelia Lossing, who survived him.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 2. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 150–152.

United States Congress. "Daniel R. Tilden (id: T000270)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Samuel Stokely	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th congressional district 1843–1847	Succeeded by John Crowell

[benchohio-1] Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 2. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 150–152.