Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr.

Charles Carpenter Tillinghast Jr. (January 30, 1911 – July 25, 1998) was an American business executive. He was chairman of Trans World Airlines and chancellor of Brown University.

Biography Tillinghast was born on January 30, 1911, in Saxtons River, Vermont. He was the son of Charles Carpenter Tillinghast Sr. (1884–1961). He attended Horace Mann School and Brown University, where he played football, graduating in 1932. He was on the staff of district attorney Thomas E. Dewey in New York City and a partner with the law firm Hughes, Schurman and Dwight.

In 1957, he joined Bendix Corporation, becoming director of its foreign operations.

Tillinghast died July 25, 1998, in Little Compton, Rhode Island.