| Walter Downey Guilbert | |
| Order: | 16th |
| Office: | Ohio State Auditor |
| Term Start: | January 13, 1896 |
| Term End: | January 11, 1909 |
| Preceded: | Ebenezer W. Poe |
| Succeeded: | Edward M. Fullington |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1844 |
| Birth Place: | Guernsey County, Ohio |
| Death Place: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Restingplace: | Green Lawn Cemetery |
| Spouse: | Mary L. Jordon |
| Children: | three |
Walter Downey Guilbert (February 11, 1844 - February 15, 1911)[1] was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Ohio State Auditor 1896 - 1909.
Guilbert was born at Guernsey County, Ohio. He studied in local schools, and at an academy in Wenona, Illinois.[2] After leaving school, he remained in the Midwest until 1869.[3] He then returned to Ohio and manufactured staves and engaged in salt making at South Olive, Noble County until 1881.[4]
In 1881, Guilbert was elected auditor of Noble County, as a Republican, and re-elected in 1884. In 1888 he was appointed chief clerk of the office of Auditor of State.[3] In 1895 he was elected as Auditor of the State of Ohio, and continued in that office until 1909.[2] He was an activist in his party, and a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888.[3]
Guilbert married Mary L. Jordan of Noble County on February 2, 1868, and had three children.[3] He was a Freemason, a Knight Templar, a member of the Mystic Shrine, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the K. of P., and the I.O.R.M.[2] He died February 15, 1911, and is interred at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.[5]