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    Gilman, Horace H. "H.H."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1877-78 (District 6)

    Party when first elected:  Independent-No Party Affiliation

    Counties Served:  Faribault

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1834
    Birth Place: Effingham, New Hampshire
    Birth County: Corroll
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: H.H.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Winnebago City
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer/Former Teacher

    EDUCATION

    Freewill Baptist Institute, Maine; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Single
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1856 or 1857.

    "Mr. Gilman was elected on the Independent ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 38)

    He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)

    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    20th Legislative Session (1878)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 06
    Elected: 11/6/1877
    Residence: Winnebago City
    Term of Office: 1/8/1878 to 1/6/1879
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
    Committees:
    • Joint Relief from Grasshopper Devastation Special
    • Public Lands (Chair) [It's unclear which Gilman - Charles Andrew or Horace H. - was the Chair in 1878.]
    • Railroads

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 06
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Winnebago City
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Farmer/Former Teacher
    Party: Independent-No Party Affiliation Party Notes: "Mr. Gilman was elected on the Independent ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 38)
    Committees:
    • Public Lands
    • Railroads

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    "Hon. Horace H. Gilman." Memoirs of the State Officers; and of the Nineteenth Legislature of Minnesota, by C.L. Hall. Minneapolis: Johnson & Smith, p. 38.



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