John Taylor Gilman

John Taylor Gilman

John Taylor Gilman (born December 19, 1753 in Exeter , New Hampshire Colony , † September 1, 1828 ibid) was an American politician and from 1794 to 1805 and between 1813 and 1816 governor of the state of New Hampshire . Between 1782 and 1783 he was a member of the Continental Congress .

Early years and political advancement

Gilman attended local schools in his homeland. He then worked in his father's shipbuilding business. When his father became treasurer of New Hampshire in 1775, he followed him and was employed in his office. John Gilman supported the American independence movement from the beginning and fought at times in a volunteer unit during the Revolutionary War .

Between 1779 and 1781 he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives , from 1782 to 1783 he was a member of the Continental Congress. He then became, as successor to his father, also treasurer of the state of New Hampshire. He held this office from 1783 to 1788 and again between 1791 and 1794. In 1794 he was first elected governor of his state.

New Hampshire Governor

John Gilman took up his new office on June 5, 1794. He was re-elected annually until 1804 and remained in office until June 6, 1805. In the years 1805, 1806, 1808 and 1812 he tried unsuccessfully to return to this office. Between 1810 and 1811 he was again a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. In the years 1813 to 1815 he was re-elected to the office of governor, so that between June 3, 1813 and June 6, 1816 he had another continuous term in office. During his tenure, the destroyed Fort Mary and William was rebuilt. The state's judicial system was reorganized and a medical school was established at Dartmouth College . During his second consecutive term he had to deal with the British-American War , to which New Hampshire also had to make its contribution.

Another résumé

In 1816 Gilman renounced another candidacy for governor and retired into private life. He was then a curator of several schools. He died in his native Exeter in 1828. John Gilman was married three times and had a total of five children. His brother Nicholas Gilman (1755 to 1814) was a member of the US House of Representatives and US Senator for New Hampshire between 1805 and 1814 . A great-nephew named Charles J. Gilman (1824-1901) was a local Maine politician and a member of the House of Representatives for that state between 1857 and 1859.

literature

• Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 3, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

Web links

• John Gilman in the National Governors Association (English)
• John Taylor Gilman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Taylor Gilman in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Biography of New Hampshire (English)