from the 75th,117th district
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. [2] Tillman was elected to the Florida House of Representatives for Sarasota County in 1967 and served until 1974. [3] During those years,he was Minority Whip from 1970 to 1972 and Minority leader in 1972. [2]
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. [1]
Jim K. Tillman died on July 4,2012,after a long illness. [4] [5]
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