Henry Gilmore Explained

Henry H. Gilmore
Office:Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Term Start:January 1889
Term End:January 1891
Predecessor:William Russell
Successor:Alpheus B. Alger
Office2:Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate
Third Middlesex District
Office3:Member of the
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
Ward II
Term Start3:1880
Term End3:1881
Office4:Member of the
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Common Council
Ward II
Term Start4:1870
Term End4:1870
Office5:Member of the
Medford, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen
Term Start5:1866
Term End5:1866
Office6:Assessor of the Town of
Medford, Massachusetts
Term Start6:1862
Term End6:1862
Term Start7:1866
Term End7:1866
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:August 31, 1832
Death Date:December 24, 1891
Spouse:Sarah D. Todd

Henry H. Gilmore (August 31, 1832 – December 24, 1891) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served on the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Medford, Massachusetts, and as the Mayor of The City of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Early life

Gilmore was born in Warner, New Hampshire, on August 31, 1832, to Mitchel and Czarina (Currier) Gilmore. He married Sarah D. Todd in Charlestown, Massachusetts on May 19, 1858.

Public Offices

Gilmore served on various town and city offices in Medford, Massachusetts, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Medford, Massachusetts he was a member of the Board of Selectmen, Overseer of the Poor, Highway Surveyor and Assessor. In Cambridge he was a member of the Common Council and Board of Aldermen. Gilmore also represented Cambridge and the Third Middlesex District in the Massachusetts State Senate. In 1885 Gilmore was the Democratic party nominee for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts