Edward H. Gillette

Edward Hooker Gillette (born October 1, 1840 in Bloomfield , Connecticut , †  August 14, 1918 in Valley Junction , Iowa ) was an American politician . Between 1879 and 1881 he represented the state of Iowa in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Gillette was a son of Francis Gillette (1807–1879), who represented the State of Connecticut in the US Senate between 1853 and 1854 . The younger Gillette attended schools in Hartford and then New York State Agricultural College in Ovid . In 1863 he moved to Des Moines , Iowa. There he worked in agriculture, the construction sector and in the craft. He also edited the Iowa Tribune newspaper.

Politically, Gillette was a member of the short-lived Greenback Party , of which he was federal chairman for some time. In 1876 he was also a delegate to their federal party congress. In 1878 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Iowa . There he took over from Henry JB Cummings of the Republican Party on March 4, 1879 . During his time in Congress , he moved to the Union Labor Party , which he also chaired. In the elections of 1880, Gillette lost to John A. Kasson . He had to give up his mandate on March 3, 1881.

After his election defeat, Edward Gillette moved to his estate "Clover Hills Place" near Valley Junction. He later became a member of the People's Party . As their candidate, he applied unsuccessfully for the office of Secretary of State of Iowa in 1893 . He died on August 14, 1918 on his estate near Valley Junction.

Web links

• Edward H. Gillette in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edward H. Gillette in the database of Find a Grave (English)