John Taylor Gilman
John Taylor Gilman | |
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5th Governor of New Hampshire | |
In office June 3, 1813 – June 6, 1816 | |
Preceded by | William Plumer |
Succeeded by | William Plumer |
In office June 5, 1794 – June 6, 1805 | |
Preceded by | Josiah Bartlett |
Succeeded by | John Langdon |
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
In office 1810-1811 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Exeter, Province of New Hampshire, British America | December 19, 1753
Died | September 1, 1828 Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S. | (aged 74)
Political party | Federalist |
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John Taylor Gilman (December 19, 1753 – September 1, 1828) was a farmer, shipbuilder and statesman from Exeter, New Hampshire. He represented New Hampshire in the Continental Congress in 1782–1783 and was the fifth governor of New Hampshire for 14 years, from 1794 to 1805, and from 1813 to 1816.
Early life
Gilman was born in
Career
Gilman was one of the Minutemen of 1775 and a selectman in 1777 and 1778. Gilman served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1779 and 1781 and was a delegate to the Convention of the States in Hartford, Connecticut, in October 1780. He served as a member of the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783. He was the New Hampshire Treasurer in 1791 and moderator in 1791–1794, 1806, 1807, 1809–1811, 1817, 1818, and 1820–1825.
Gilman served as Governor of New Hampshire between 1794 and 1805 and was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1805. He was again a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1810 and 1811 and again an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1812. He was elected governor and served from 1813 to 1816 and declined to be a candidate for renomination for governor in 1816. He was an
Personal life
Gilman was married to Deborah (Folsom) Gilman, the daughter of Major General Nathaniel Folsom of Exeter. He died in Exeter on September 1, 1828.[5][6] He is the first governor of New Hampshire not to have a place in the state named after him. The town of Gilmanton, settled by 24 members of the extended Gilman clan, was named for the family as a whole and not for the Governor.
See also
- New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 161: Ladd-Gilman House
References
- ^ Blunt, Joseph (1830). "The American Annual Register".
- ^ "American Independence Festival". American Independence Museum. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
- ^ Bell, Charles Henry (1883). Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire: A Historical Sketch. W. B. Morrill, printer. pp. 24–.
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
- ^ Johnson's Universal Cyclopaedia
- ^ Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States