Sylvester Gilbert

Sylvester Gilbert (born October 20, 1755 in Hebron , Colony of Connecticut , †  January 2, 1846 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1818 and 1819 he represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After a good primary education Sylvester Gilbert attended Dartmouth College in Hanover ( New Hampshire ) until 1775 . He then studied law until 1777. After being admitted to the bar, he started working in his new profession in Hebron. From 1786 to 1807 he was a district attorney in Tolland County ; then he acted there until 1817 as a district judge and probate judge.

Politically, Gilbert became a member of the Democratic Republican Party in the late 1790s. Between 1780 and 1812 he was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives , and from 1815 to 1816 he was a member of the State Senate . After the resignation of Congressman Uriel Holmes , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the state-wide by- election. There he ended the legislative period that had begun between November 16, 1818 and March 3, 1819.

After his brief stint in Congress , he returned to working as a lawyer in Hebron. Between 1820 and 1825 he was again district judge. In 1826, Sylvester Gilbert was once again a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. After that he did not hold any important offices. He died on January 2, 1846 in his hometown of Hebron and was buried there.

Web links

• Sylvester Gilbert in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Sylvester Gilbert in the database of Find a Grave (English)