Charles A. Gilman

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Charles Gilman
Charles Andrew Gilman (1833-1927).jpg
Portrait of Charles Andrew Gilman in 1915
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 45th district
In office
January 5, 1915 – January 1, 1917
9th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 10, 1880 – January 4, 1887
Governor John S. Pillsbury
Lucius Hubbard
Preceded by James Wakefield
Succeeded by Albert E. Rice
14th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
1878–1879
Preceded by John L. Gibbs
Succeeded by Loren Fletcher
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 31st district
In office
January 5, 1875 – January 9, 1880
Member of the Minnesota Senate for the 3rd District
In office
January 7, 1868 – January 3, 1870
Personal details
Born (1833-02-09)February 9, 1833
Gilmanton, New Hampshire
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Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Hester Cronk
Profession farmer, lawyer, legislator

Charles Andrew Gilman (February 9, 1833 – June 7, 1927) was a Republican Minnesota legislator, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.

Life and career

Gilman was born in 1833 in Gilmanton, New Hampshire to Charles Gilman and Eliza Gilman (née Page). The Gilman family was a well established one in New England with roots dating back to the 1630s. He attended school at Gilmanton Academy and later in East Andover, New Hampshire. After a brief career teaching in several different New Hampshire towns he relocated to Sauk Rapids, Minnesota in 1855.[1]

Gilman quickly became involved in local politics and became register of deeds and county auditor for Benton County, Minnesota. On January 1, 1857 he married Hester Cronk, a native of Belleville, Ontario. In 1861 he was named the head of the General Land Office in St. Cloud, Minnesota and relocated there. He was later reappointed to the same office in 1866 and again in 1869. During this time Gilman also explored the timber and mining industries, pursuing interests in Minnesota as well as Ontario and further west.[1]

In 1867 he was elected to the Minnesota Senate, serving until 1871. He was later elected to the Minnesota House in 1875 and served until 1880 (including as Speaker of the Minnesota House from 1878 to 1879). During both terms Gilman was heavily involved in legislation surrounding railroads and supported the development of the Great Northern Railway (U.S.). He also won election as a Republican despite his district leaning heavily Democratic.[1][2]

After serving in the legislature he became Lieutenant Governor under Governors John S. Pillsbury and Lucius Hubbard from January 10, 1880 to January 4, 1887. He unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for governor in 1886 and 1888. From 1894 to 1899 he was the Minnesota State Librarian.[2]

Gilman later served one more term in the House, from 1915 to 1917.[2] He died on June 7, 1927 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. He is buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.[3]

References

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Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
1880–1887		 Succeeded by
Albert E. Rice
Preceded by Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
1878–1879		 Succeeded by
Loren Fletcher
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