Richard Lodge Tighe (January 13, 1902 – April 30, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician. Tighe was born in

Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center ...

. He received his bachelor's degree from

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and his law degree from

University of Minnesota Law School The University of Minnesota Law School is the law school of the University of Minnesota, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school confers four law degrees: a Juris Doctor (J.D.), a Master of Laws (LL.M.), a Master of Science in Patent L ...

. Tighe lived with his wife and family in

Wayzata, Minnesota Wayzata ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities, Wayzata is situated along the northern shore of Lake Minnetonka about west of Minneapolis. Known for its small-town character and lakeside l ...

and he practiced law in Wayzata, Minnesota. Tighe served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint ...

from 1935 until his death in 1938. His father

Ambrose Tighe Ambrose Tighe (May 8, 1859 – November 11, 1928) was an American lawyer, politician, and academic from Minnesota. He was one of the five co-founders of William Mitchell College of Law. Early life Tighe was a first-generation American, born and ...

also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.'History of the Class of Nineteen Hundred Twenty-Three Yale College, Ellery Spaulding Husted-class secretary, 1923, Biographical Sketch of Richard Lodge Tighe, pg. 249-250

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1902 births 1938 deaths Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota Minnesota lawyers University of Minnesota alumni University of Minnesota Law School Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives {{Minnesota-politician-stub