Clarence C. Gilhams
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Clarence C. Gilhams | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 12th district | |
In office November 6, 1906 – March 3, 1909 | |
Preceded by | Newton W. Gilbert |
Succeeded by | Cyrus Cline |
Personal details | |
Born | Lagrange, Indiana | April 11, 1860
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Indiana State University |
Clarence Chauncey Gilhams (April 11, 1860 – June 5, 1912) was an American educator and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1906 to 1909.
Biography
Born in Brighton, Indiana, Gilhams attended the common local schools and Indiana State University at Terre Haute, Indiana and became a school teacher. He was employed as a salesman. An auditor of Lagrange County in 1894–1902, he later engaged in the life insurance business.
Congress
Gilhams was elected as a Republican, in 1906, to the Fifty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Newton W. Gilbert; he was reelected to the Sixtieth Congress and served from November 6, 1906, to March 3, 1909. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress.
Later career and death
Later, he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1910, also resuming the life insurance business.
He died in
References
- United States Congress. "Clarence C. Gilhams (id: G000187)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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