Edward Gilmore Explained

Edward Gilmore
State:Massachusetts
Term Start:March 4, 1913
Term End:March 3, 1915
Preceded:Robert O. Harris
Succeeded:Richard Olney II
Office6:Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Term6:1907-1908
Birth Date:4 January 1867
Birth Place:Brockton, Massachusetts
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Restingplace:Calvary Cemetery in Brockton, Massachusetts
Alma Mater:Massachusetts State University
Occupation:Merchant

Edward Gilmore (January 4, 1867  - April 10, 1924) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. He attended the public schools, and Massachusetts State University extension classes. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was a member of the Democratic State committee 1896 - 1903, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1900 and 1904. He served as president of the Brockton Board of Aldermen 1901 - 1906.

He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1907 and 1908. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913  - March 3, 1915). He then served as postmaster of Brockton 1915 - 1923, city assessor in 1923 and 1924, and died in Boston on April 19, 1924.[1] His interment was in Calvary Cemetery in Brockton.

Notes and References

  1. News: Gilmore Dies in State House . . 1 . 1924-04-11 . 2020-03-09 . Newspapers.com.