Giessler, Henry Franklin – Gilbert, Samuel Augustus
Giessler, Henry Franklin
lawyer, banker, state legislator, was born Oct. 15, 1853, near Hanover, Pa. In 1886 he moved to Kansas, and there founded with his brother the Bank of Oakley. In 1897 he was elected a member of the Kansas house of representatives.
Giffe, William T
musician, composer, was born June 28, 1848, in Portland, Ind. He is the author of Giffe's Practical Course in Harmony and Musical Composition, and a number of popular music books for singers. He is the president of the Home Music company of Logansport, Ind.
Gifford, Archer
lawyer, author, was born in 1797 in Newark, N. J. He published a Digest of the Statutory and Constitutional Constructions delivered in the Supreme Court and Court of Errors and Appeals of New Jersey; and Unity of the Liturgy. He died May 12, 1859, in Newark, N. J.
Gifford, Fred W
lawyer, jurist, was born March 8, 1857, in East Arlington, Vt. He received his education in the schools of Iowa. For several years he wasa justice of the peace at Independence, Iowa; and subsequently served as police judge of Kansas City, Mo. He is one of the leading lawyers of Missouri; and has filled numerous positions of honor in Kansas City.
HARRY GIFFORD, ELLSWORTH, genealogist, was born Jan. 27, 1865, in New Bedford, Mass. He is the author of The Gifford Genealogy.
Gifford, Miram W
clergyman, author, was born June 3, 1851, in Canada. For over a quarter of a century he has been actively engaged in the ministry of the methodist episcopal church, and now fills a pastorate in Howell, Mich. He has received the degrees of M. A. and Ph. D.; and is the author of several scientific and philosophical works, the most notable of which is Laws of the Soul, or the Science of Religion and the Future Life.
Gifford, Orin P
clergyman, reformer, was born April 15, 1847, in Montague, Mass. Since 1894 he has filled a pastorate in Brooklyn, N. Y. Besides his church work he has always taken an active part in municipal reform work. as
Gifford, Oscar Sherman
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 20, 1842, in Watertown, N. Y. He served in the union army private in the Elgin (Illinois) battery from 1863 to 1865; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1870, and engaged in the practice of law at Canton, Dakota.
He was elected district attorney for Lincoln county in 1874; and in 1882 and 1883 was mayor of the city of Canton. He was a member of the constitutional convention of Dakota which convened at Sioux Falls in 1883; and was elected delegate from Dakota to the forty-ninth, fiftieth and fiftyfirst congresses as a republican.
Gifford, Robert Swain
artist, was born Dec. 23, 1840, in Naushon, Mass.
He made an extensive sketching tour in Oregon and California in 1869, and furnished views from these states to Picturesque America.
Gifford, Sanford Robinson
landscape painter, was born in Saratoga county, N. Y. His best works are The Storm; and Camp of the Seventh Regiment.
Giger, George Musgrave
clergyman, was born June 6, 1822, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was elected adjunct professor of Greek in 1846, and professor of Latin in 1854 in Princeton university. He bequeathed his books and thirty thousand dollars to that college. He died Oct. 11, 1865, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Gihon, Albert Leary
surgeon, author, was born Sept. 28, 1833, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1872 he was medical inspector; and in 1879 medical director. He completed forty years of active service in 1895, and was retired from active duty by limitation of age with rank of commodore. His principal works are: Practical Suggestions in Naval Hygiene; Need of Sanitary Reform in Ship Life; Sanitary Commonplaces Applied to the Navy; and Prevention of Venereal Disease by Legislation.
Gilberg, Charles Alexander
chess-player, was born June 17, 1835, in Camden, N. J. He is widely known as an amateur chess-player, and has served as judge in almost every public contest that has taken place. His chess library of more than 1,500 volumes is the largest in this country with the exception of that of John G. White, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Gilbert, Abijah
merchant, United States senator, was born June 18, 1806, in Gilbertsville, N. Y. He was a student at Hamilton college, but ill-health prevented him from graduating.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York and elsewhere. He removed to Florida for the health of his family; and was elected senator in congress from that state for the term commenca ing in 1869 and ending in 1875. He died Nov. 23, 1881, in Otsego county, N. Y.
Gilbert, Alexander
banker, was born Aug. 10, 1839, in Elizabeth, N. J. In 1883 he was elected vice-president of the Market's bank of New York; and in 1890 was elected mayor of Plainfield, N. J.
Gilbert, Benjamin
miller, author, was born in 1711 near Philadelphia, Pa.
He was a miller of Northumberland, Pa., who wrote on theological themes. Truth Defended; Discourses on Perfection; and Further Discourses on Sin, Election, Reprobation and Baptism. He died June 8, 1780, on St. Lawrence River.
Gilbert, Charles Henry
zoölogist, author, was born in 1859 in Illinois.
He is an ichthyologist, professor of zoölogy at Stanford university; and the author of Synopsis of the Fishes of North America.
Gilbert, David Mcconaughy
clergyman, author, was born Feb. 4, 1836, in Gettysburg, Pa. He is a lutheran clergyman of Virginia; and the author of The Lutheran Church in Virginia, 1776- 1876; The Synod of Virginia; The Annihilation Theory Briefly Examined; and Muhlenberg's Ministry in Virginia.
Gilbert, Edward
journalist, congressman, was born in Albany, N. Y. He founded and became editor-in-chief of the daily Alta California, thus being the pioneer of the daily press of San Francisco. He served as a representative in congress from 1850 to 1851. He died in 1862 in California.
Gilbert, Ezekiel
congressman, was born in 1755 in Middletown, Conn.
He was a member of congress from New York from 1793 to 1797. He died in July, 1842, in Hudson, N. Y.
Gilbert, Frank M
journalist, poet, was born July 1, 1846, in Mobile, Ala. He is the editor and owner of The Evening Tribune of Evansville, Ind.; is a well known humorist; and the author of a volume of poems.
Gilbert, Grove Karl
artist, author, was born May 6, 1843, in Rochester, N. Y. He is a geologist attached to the United States geological survey; and the author of Geology of the Henry Mountains; Topographical Features of Lake Shores; Geology of Nevada, Utah; and Lake Bonneville.
Gilbert, Grove Sheldon
artist, was born Aug. 5, 1805, in Clinton, N. Y.
He attained distinction as a portrait painter. He died March 23, 1885, in Rochester, N. Y.
Gilbert, John Gibbs
actor, was born Feb. 27, 1810, in Boston, Mass. He attained prominence in his profession both in Europe and America. He died June 17, 1889, in Boston, Mass.
Gilbert, Linda
philanthropist, was born May 13, 1847, in Rochester, N. Y.
She has attained a national reputation as a philanthropist.
Gilbert, Mahlon Norris
protestant episcopal bishop, was born March 23, 1848, in Morris, N. Y. In 1881 he was called to the rectorship of Christ church, St. Paul, Minn. He was a deputy to the general convention of 1886, and was elected assistant bishop of Minnesota in the same year.
Gilbert, Nathan Strong
musician, composer, was born Jan. 28, 1852, in Iowa. He is a noted organist and piano instructor of Leavenworth, Kas. He has composed for the voice a Serenade and Polka Caprice, and a number of anthems and hymns.
Gilbert, Parmius C
educator, lawyer, was born May 24, 1865, in Newberg, Mich. He attended the public schools of his county, and graduated from the high school of Traverse City. He then attended the commercial department of the Normal school of Valparaiso, Ind.; and subsequently graduated from the law department of the university of Michigan. He entered into educational work as a teacher in the public schools of his native city, where he has also attained success as an able lawyer in probate practice and commercial law. He has served with distinction as city attorney; and is a member of the board of education of Traverse City, Mich.
Gilbert, Rufus Henry
surgeon, was born Jan. 26, 1832, in Guilford, N. Y.
At the beginning of the civil war he joined the Duryea zouaves as surgeon, and served through the war. He was afterward made medical director and superintendent of the United States army hospitals. He died July 10, 1885, in New York city.
Gilbert, Samuel Augustus
soldier, civil engineer, was born Aug. 25, 1825, in Zanesville, Ohio. In 1863 he became engineer on the staff of Gen. John G. Foster; and subsequently commanded a brigade in Kentucky. He died June 9, 1868, in St. Paul, Minn.