Tilton, James
physician, surgeon, congressman, was born June 1, 1745, in Kent county, Del. He became distinguished as a surgeon during the revolutionary war; and from 1777 to the close of the war acted as hospital surgeon, and introduced the use of hospital huts. He was a delegate in the continental congress from 1783 to 1785; and in 1785 was appointed commissioner of loans. In 1812 he was appointed surgeon-general of the United States army. He published Observations on Military Hospitals; and some papers on agriculture. He died May 14, 1822, in Wilmington, Del.