{{Officeholder|name=Samuel Tilden|image=|party=[[Democrat]] |spouse=|religion=|offices={{Officeholder/governor |state=New York |lieutenant=William Dorsheimer |terms=January 1, 1875 – December 31, 1876 |preceded=John Adams Dix |former=y |succeeded=Lucia's Robinson }}}}'''Samuel Jones Tilden''' was an [[attorney]] and later politician of the [[Democratic party]]. He studied law at New York University and was admitted to the bar in 1841.
Born: February 9, 1814 in New Lebanon, New York.
Died: August 4, 1886 at his home in New York.
He represented a number of railroads and invested in real estate. His investments made him wealthy at a young age.
He served as Governor Tilden was the leader of New York from 1874 to 1876the [[Bourbon Democrats]]—the conservative pro-business wing of the party.He was nominated as took the Democratic candidate for President for lead in fighting and breaking the 1876 election[[Tweed Ring]] in New York City politics.
He bequeathed two million dollars Tilden served as governor of New York from 1874 to construct 1876.He was nominated as the Democratic candidate for President for the 1876 election but the result was contested and maintain finally a public library which later merged with others to become special Electoral Commission awarded the New York Public Librarypresidency to Republican [[Rutherford B. His original bequest of four million was challenged by his familyHayes]]. Tilden's health collapsed and he never ran again.
He bequeathed two million dollars to construct and maintain a public library which later merged with others to become the New York Public Library.
==References==
* http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAtilden.htm
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