Retirement, Return To Law Enforcement
Tilghman retired from his position in 1910 and was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate.
He accepted the position of police chief of Oklahoma City in 1911.
In 1915, he co-wrote, directed, and starred in the movie The Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws, which dramatized the law enforcement activities of Tilghman and the other "Guardsmen." The film is noted as an early attempt to de-glamorize the image of outlaws.
In 1924, at the age of 70, Tilghman accepted a position as marshal of Cromwell, Oklahoma. During this time he lived in Chandler, Oklahoma, where he is buried.
A city park in Chandler is named Tilghman Park in his honor.
In 1960, Tilghman was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
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