Biography

07/14/1895 - 04/29/1962

Sergeant Tilghman Albert Freed (R16) Lehigh County 1951-1954

Early Life:

Sergeant Tilghman Albert Freed, born July 14, 1895 Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; son of  Wilson and Queen Anne Ritter Freed; Philadelphia School of Real Estate; sergeant, United States Army, World War I, 1918-1919; silk weaver; mechanic, auto repair shop; proprietor, I.X.L. Tire and Supply Company; married, Eva S. Smock Freed (d.1930), son, Ray Smock Freed; remarried, Betty A. McMillian Freed; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1939-1940, unsuccessful campaign for reelection, 1941 term; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1943-1946; not a candidate for reelection, 1947 term; realtor; instructor of real estate law and conveyance; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1951-1954; unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress, 1956; died, April 19, 1962 (aged 66), Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; interment, Green Mount Cemetery, Bath, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1939-1940, unsuccessful campaign for reelection, 1941 term.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1943-1946; not a candidate for reelection, 1947 term.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 16th district, Lehigh County, 1951-1954.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members F". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Wilkes University.

Tilghman Albert Freed (1895-1962) - Find a Grave Memorial