James Gilmore (Wisconsin politician)

James Gilmore (September 20, 1786 – November 28, 1848) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

For others of the same name, see James Gilmore (disambiguation).

Biography

Gilmore was born in 1786[1] in Pawlet, Vermont. He died in 1848[Note 1] in Jamestown, Wisconsin where he lived.

Assembly career

Gilmore was a member of the Assembly during the 1st Wisconsin Legislature in 1848, representing the 1st District of Grant County, Wisconsin. He was a Whig.[3]

Notes
  1. The 1919 issue of Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin incorrectly gives his death year as 1859.[2]

References
  1. Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: David Atwood. 1880. p. 83. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  2. Milo M. Quaife, ed. (1919). Publications of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Madison. p. 772. Retrieved 2015-09-02. James Gilmore+Wisconsin+Assembly 1859.
  3. "The Legislature". Milwaukee Daily Sentinel. May 23, 1848. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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