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Gilman, Nicholas – Gilpin, Henry Dilwood

Gilman, Nicholas

congressman, United States senator, was born Aug. 3, 1775, in Exeter, N. H. He was a delegate from New Hampshire to the continental congress from 1786 to 1788. He was elected a representative in congress from 1789 to 1797; and was a senator in congress from New Hampshire from 1805 to 1814. He died May 2, 1814, in Exeter, N. H.

Gilman, Nicholas Paine

educator, author, was born Dec. 21, 1849, in Quincy, Ill. Since 1895 he has filled the chair of sociology in the Meadville Theological school, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Profit-Sharing between Employer and Employee; The Laws of Daily Conduct; and Socialism and the American Spirit.

Gilman, Samuel

clergyman, author, was born Feb. 16, 1791, in Gloucester, Mass. He was a unitarian clergyman of Charleston in 1819-58. He published Memoirs of a New England Choir; The History of a Ray of Light; Pleasures and Pains of a Student's Life; Contributions to Literature; and was the author of the noted college song, Fair Harvard. He died Feb. 9, 1858, in Kingston, Mass.

Gilmer, Jeremy Francis

soldier, civil engineer, was born Feb. 23, 1818, in Guilford county, N. C. He was appointed major of engineers in 1861, and in 1863 was promoted major-general.

Gilmer, John Alexander

soldier, educator, lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 4, 1805, in Guilford county, N. C.

He was a member of the state senate from 1846 to 1856, and was elected a representative to the thirty-fifth congress. He was re-elected to the thirty-sixth congress, and withdrew in 1861. He died May 14, 1868, in Greensborough.

Gilmer, Thomas Walker

lawyer, journalist, congressman, governor, was born in Virginia. He served frequently in the legislature, and was speaker of the house. He was governor of the state in 1840; and was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1841 to 1843. He was secretary of the navy under President Tyler. He died Feb. 28, 1844, near Washington, D. C.

Gilmor, Harry

soldier, author, was born Jan. 24, 1838, in Baltimore county, Md. He joined the confederate army; was rapidly promoted; and was appointed provost marshal of Gettysburg. In 1874 he was elected police commissioner of Baltimore. He was the author of Four Years in a Saddle. He died March 4, 1883, in Baltimore, Md.

Gilmore, Alfred

congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1849 to 1853.

Gilmore, John

congressman. was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1833. He died May 18, 1845.

Gilmore, Joseph Atherton

railroad builder, state senator, governor, was born June 10, 1811, in Weston, Vt. He was superintendent of the Manchester and Lawrence railroad from 1853 to 1856; and also of the Concord and other connecting lines until 1866. He was state senator in 1858 and 1859; president of that body in 1859; and was governor of New Hampshire from 1863 to 1865. He died April 17, 1867, in Concord, N. H.

Gilpin, Edward Woodward

lawyer, jurist, was born July 15, 1805, in Wilmington, Del. He was attorney-general of Delaware in 1840-50; and from 1857 till his death was chief justice of the state. He died April 29, 1876, in Dover, Del.

Gilpin, Henry Dilwood

jurist, author, was born April 14, 1801, in England. He was a jurist of Pennsylvania who was attorney-general of the United States in 1840-41. He edited The Atlantic Souvenir, the first American literary annual, and published Reports of Cases in the United States District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania; and Opinions of the Attorneys- General. He also edited the Papers of President Madison in three volumes. He died Jan. 29, 1860, in Philadelphia, Pa.