Tillinghast is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

A. W. Tillinghast Albert Warren "Tilly" Tillinghast (May 7, 1876 – May 19, 1942) was an American golf course architect. Tillinghast was one of the most prolific architects in the history of golf; he worked on more than 265 different courses. He was inducted into ...

(1874–1942), United States golf course architect * Charles Carpenter Tillinghast, Jr. (1911–1998), American chairman of Trans World Airlines and chancellor of Brown University * John Tillinghast (1604–1655), British clergyman *

Mary Tillinghast Mary Tillinghast was a British cook and writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels ...

(f. 1690s), British food writer *

Mary Elizabeth Tillinghast Mary Elizabeth Tillinghast (1845 - December 15, 1912) was an American artist. Best known for stained glass, her professional career encompassed roles as architect, muralist, mosaic artist, textile artist, inventor, writer, and studio boss. Till ...

(1845-1912), American stained-glass artist *

Muriel Tillinghast Muriel Tillinghast is an American civil rights activist and former Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) field secretary. Her efforts include volunteering for the Freedom Summer Project in Miss ...

, American civil rights activist *

Pardon Tillinghast Pardon Tillinghast (1625–1718) was an early settler of Providence, Rhode Island, a public official there, and a pastor of the Baptist Church of Providence. A cooper by profession, he immigrated to New England about 1645, and became a success ...

(1622–1717), early American Baptist pastor and public official *

Richard Tillinghast Richard Tillinghast (born 25 November 1940 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a poet and author. Life Richard Tillinghast is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, a graduate of Sewanee (BA, 1962) and Harvard (MA, 1963; PhD, 1970). He has taught at Harvard as a ...

(born 1940), United States poet *

Wallace Tillinghast Wallace Tillinghast was a Worcester, Massachusetts businessman, and the originator of an airplane hoax in the early 1900s. History Tillinghast announced the creation of the first, "heavier-than-air" flying craft in 1909. He explained that he had do ...

(f. 1909–1910), United States man who falsely claimed to have invented a flying machine It may also refer to a prominent Rhode Island political family, whose members include: *

Joseph L. Tillinghast Joseph Leonard Tillinghast (May 18, 1790 – December 30, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, cousin of Thomas Tillinghast. Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Tillinghast moved to Rhode Island and pursued classical studies. Publishe ...

(1791–1844), United States political figure from Rhode Island * Charles Foster Tillinghast (1797–1864), American lawyer, founder of the

Tillinghast Licht Tillinghast Licht LLP was a Providence, Rhode Island based law firm, from 1818 to 2008. Established in 1818 by Charles Foster Tillinghast, Sr., a scion of one of the oldest families in Rhode Island, it was one of the oldest law firms in Rhode Isla ...

law firm, and grandfather of Charles Foster Tillinghast Sr. *

Thomas Tillinghast Thomas Tillinghast (August 21, 1742August 26, 1821) was a United States representative from Rhode Island. Born in East Greenwich in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Tillinghast was elected as a member of the Rhode Island ...

(1842–1921), United States political figure from Rhode Island * Charles Foster Tillinghast Sr. (1871-1948), American businessman and National Guard officer * Charles Foster Tillinghast Jr. (1913-1995), American yachtsman and naval officer, son of Charles Foster Tillinghast Sr.

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