Representative Elvin Clifton Tilton View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information

Date of Death: 7/28/1901

Party Affiliation: Republican

Assemblies Served:
House: 18 (1880) - 19 (1882)

Home County: Iowa

Family Members Who Served in the Iowa Legislature: Son: George W. Tilton; GA 33

Elvin Clifton Tilton

Iowa County

Hughes of Iowa submitted the following report:

Mr. SPEAKER—Your committee, appointed to present resolutions commemorative of the life, character and services of Hon. Elvin Tilton, beg leave to submit the following report:

WHEREAS, the Hon. Elvin Tilton, an honored member of this House from Iowa county in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth General Assemblies, departed this life at Stuart, Guthrie county, July 28, 1901; therefore, be it

Resolved, That in his decease his wife is bereaved of a devoted husband, his children of an affectionate father, the community of a generous neighbor and the state of a useful and patriotic citizen.

Resolved, That this House extend to the bereaved wife and sorrowing children, its sincere sympathy in their sorrow and affliction, and the clerk of the House is hereby instructed to mail an engrossed copy of these resolutions to the family of the deceased, and to enter the same upon the Journal of the House.

JOHN HUGHES, JR.,

A. M. UTTERBACK,

NATE WRIGHT.

House District 35

Committees
18th GA (1880)

Standing Committees