Charles J. Gilman Explained

Charles J. Gilman
State:Maine
Term Start:March 4, 1857
Term End:March 3, 1859
Predecessor:John J. Perry
Successor:John J. Perry
State House2:Maine
Term Start2:1854
Term End2:1855
State House3:New Hampshire
Term Start3:1851
Term End3:1852
Birth Name:Charles Jervis Gilman
Birth Date:26 February 1824
Birth Place:Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.
Death Place:Brunswick, Maine, U.S.
Resting Place:Pine Grove Cemetery
Party:Republican
Otherparty:Whig
Spouse:Alice McKeen Dunlap
Relatives:John Taylor Gilman (granduncle)
Nicholas Gilman (granduncle)
Profession:Politician, lawyer

Charles Jervis Gilman (February 26, 1824 – February 5, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Maine, grandnephew of John Taylor Gilman and Nicholas Gilman.

Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, Gilman attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and pursued classical studies. He was graduated from Harvard Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in Exeter, New Hampshire. He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1851 and 1852. He moved to Brunswick, Maine and married Alice McKeen Dunlap, and continued the practice of law. He lived in the John Dunlap House, also known as the Gilman Mansion. He served as member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1854 and 1855. He served as member of the State Whig committee.

Gilman was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1858. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860. He was interested in introducing waterworks and other public improvements. He died in Brunswick, Maine, on February 5, 1901. He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.