George G. Gilbert

George G. Gilbert
George G. Gilbert
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Kentucky's 8th district
	In office; March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907
Preceded by	George M. Davison
Succeeded by	Harvey Helm
Member of the Kentucky Senate; from the 14th district
	In office; August 3, 1885 – August 5, 1889
Preceded by	J. D. Elliott
Succeeded by	W. H. Anderson
Personal details
Born	December 24, 1849; Taylorsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	November 9, 1909 (aged 59); Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting place	Cave Hill Cemetery; Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert
Alma mater	University of Louisville School of Law
Profession	Lawyer
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George Gilmore Gilbert (December 24, 1849 – November 9, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert.

Born in Taylorsville, Kentucky, Gilbert attended the common schools, Cecilian College in 1868 and 1869, and Lyndland Institute in Kentucky. He taught school. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Louisville in 1873. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Taylorsville, Kentucky, in 1874. He served as prosecuting attorney of Spencer County 1876–1880. He served as member of the State senate 1885–1889. He served as delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention.

Gilbert was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907).^[1] He was not a candidate for reelection. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Louisville, Kentucky, November 9, 1909. He was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery.

References

^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 39. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

United States Congress. "George G. Gilbert (id: G000174)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Johnson, E. Polk (1912). A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 738–740. Retrieved 2008-11-10.

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Preceded by George M. Davison	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 8th congressional district 1899 – 1907	Succeeded by Harvey Helm

[cd-1] "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 39. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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