Simon Gillen Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Simon Gillen
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State:Wisconsin
State Assembly:Wisconsin
District:Sheboygan 2nd
Term Start:January 1, 1882
Term End:January 1, 1883
Predecessor:Maurice D. L. Fuller
Successor:Alfred L. Swart
Birth Date:1 May 1855
Birth Place:Mitchell, Wisconsin
Death Place:Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Death Cause:Stroke
Restingplace:Calvary Cemetery
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Occupation:farmer, lawyer, politician
Father:James Gillen
Mother:Nancy (Larken) Gillen
Party:Democratic

Simon Gillen (May 1, 1855July 6, 1918) was an American politician, farmer, attorney and jurist. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly and held a number of local offices in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in the Town of Mitchell, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Gillen was a farmer. He served as chairman of the Mitchell Town Board and on the Sheboygan County Board of Supervisors in 1880 and 1881. In 1882, Gillen served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat. Then, in 1882, Gillen was elected Clerk of Circuit Court for Sheboygan County. In 1888, Gillen was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and was elected district attorney for Sheboygan County. In 1894, Gillen was elected county judge and served until 1898. Gillen also served on the Sheboygan Common Council in 1891 and from 1907 to 1909. Gillen died in Sheboygan, Wisconsin as a result of a stroke while working in his garden at his home.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1882,' Biographical Sketch of Simon Gillen, pg. 560
  2. Portrait and Biographical Record of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Excelsior Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1894, Biographical Sketch of Hon. Simon Gillen, pg. 626
  3. "Hon. Simon Gillen, An Esteem Citizen Receives Summons", Sheboygan Press, July 6, 1918, Vol. XL, No, 63, pg. 1