Jim K. Tillman Explained

Jim K. Tillman
Office:Florida House of Representatives Minority Whip
Term:1970–1972
State House2:Florida
District2:75th, 117th
Term Start2:1967
Term End2:1974
Office3:Florida House of Representatives Minority Leader
Term3:1972
Birth Name:James King Tillman
Birth Date:23 June 1935
Birth Place:Adel, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Mary Chandler Wells
Children:James McGregor, John Daniel, Teresa Lee, Jimi Lynn

James King Tillman (June 23, 1935 – July 4, 2012) was a Florida state legislator, rancher and criminologist.

Tillman was born in Georgia in 1935 and moved to Florida the year after. He attended Florida State University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1961.[1] Prior to his election to the House of Representatives, he served as Deputy Sheriff for Leon County, Florida, from 1959 to 1961 and as a counselor for a juvenile court in Sarasota County. Tillman was elected to the Florida House of Representatives for Sarasota County in 1967 and served until 1974.[2] During those years, he was Minority Whip from 1970 to 1972 and Minority leader in 1972.[3]

He was married to Mary Chandler Wells of Clearwater, Florida, and has four children, James, John, Teresa and Jimi. He was associated with the Methodist church.

Jim K. Tillman died on July 4, 2012, after a long illness.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Morris, Allen Covington . Allen Morris (historian)

    . The Florida Handbook . Allen Morris (historian) . 1970 . Florida House of Representatives . 12 .

  2. Web site: Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012 . Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives . 2011 . December 11, 2011.
  3. Web site: Florida House of Representatives - Jim K. Tillman . Myfloridahouse.gov . 2012-01-01.
  4. Web site: Jim Tillman Obituary: View Obituary for Jim Tillman by Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home, Tallahassee, FL . Obits.dignitymemorial.com . 2012-12-09.
  5. Web site: Former House Minority Leader Jim Tillman dies at 77 | Florida politics blog: The Buzz . https://web.archive.org/web/20120715002325/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/former-house-minority-leader-jim-tillman-dies-77 . dead . July 15, 2012 . Tampabay.com . 2012-07-05 . 2012-12-09.