James D. Tillman
James Davidson Tillman was a colonel during the American Civil War, Tennessee State Senator and US Minister to Ecuador.Early life
James Davidson Tillman, son of Lewis Tillman and Mary Catherine Davidson Tillman was born in Bedford County, Tennessee on November 25, 1841.Career
During the American Civil War, he served as a colonel in the 41st Tennessee Regiment and later in the Tennessee Consolidated Regiment.
After the war he served terms as a Tennessee State Senator before being appointed by President Grover Cleveland as the US Minister to Ecuador from 1895 to 1897.Death
He died in Fayetteville, Tennessee on June 16, 1916. He is interred at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Fayetteville, TN.