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Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949
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Tillinghast, Joseph Leonard
Tillinghast, Joseph Leonard (great-grandson of Thomas Tillinghast), a Representative from Rhode Island; was born in Taunton, Mass., in 1791; moved to Rhode Island and pursued classical studies; published the Providence Gazette in 1809; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1811 and began practice in Providence, R.I.; member of the State house of representatives 1826-1833, serving as speaker 1829-1832; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1843); was not a candidate for renomination; trustee of Brown University at Providence 1833-1844; died in Providence, R.I., December 30, 1844; interment in North Burial Ground.
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Chicago: U.S. Congress, "Tillinghast, Joseph Leonard," Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1921 Original Sources, accessed May 28, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GZKFGZGTW5EL8EC.
MLA: U.S. Congress. "Tillinghast, Joseph Leonard." Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1921, Original Sources. 28 May. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GZKFGZGTW5EL8EC.
Harvard: U.S. Congress, 'Tillinghast, Joseph Leonard' in Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949. cited in , U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1921. Original Sources, retrieved 28 May 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GZKFGZGTW5EL8EC.
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