Abijah Gilbert

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Abijah Gilbert

Abijah Gilbert (born June 18, 1806 in Gilbertsville , Otsego County , New York , † November 23, 1881 ibid) was an American politician who represented the state of Florida in the United States Senate.

Abijah Gilbert first attended Gilbertsville Academy , a private school in his hometown, before enrolling at Hamilton College in Clinton . He graduated there in 1822. Until 1850 he worked as a merchant in New York City ; in 1865 he finally moved to St. Augustine in northeast Florida.

As a follower of abolitionism , Gilbert supported the Whigs in his younger years ; later he joined the Republican Party . For the Republicans, he was elected to the Washington Senate during the Reconstruction period . He stayed there from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1875 and was the last Republican to hold the Class 1 Senate seat until 1989 .

After leaving the Senate, Abijah Gilbert also retired from professional life. He died in his native Gilbertsville in 1881.

Web links

  • Abijah Gilbert in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Gilbert, Abijah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1806
PLACE OF BIRTH Gilbertsville , New York
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1881
Place of death Gilbertsville , New York