Charles A. Gilman
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Charles Andrew Gilman was a Minnesota
legislator, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and the 9th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire
, he later moved to Minnesota
. He first served in the Minnesota Senate
in 1868, and later served in the Minnesota House from 1875 to 1879, serving as the body's leader his last two years in office. He became Lieutenant Governor
under Governors
John S. Pillsbury
and Lucius Hubbard from January 10, 1880 to January 4, 1887. He later served one more term in the House, from 1915 to 1916.
Gilman was married to Hester Cronk. He died in 1927 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
legislator, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and the 9th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Gilmanton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,777 at the 2010 census. Gilmanton includes the villages of Gilmanton Corner and Gilmanton Ironworks...
, he later moved to Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. He first served in the Minnesota Senate
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...
in 1868, and later served in the Minnesota House from 1875 to 1879, serving as the body's leader his last two years in office. He became Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant governor (United States)
In the United States, 43 of the 50 states have a separate, full-time office of lieutenant governor. In most cases, the lieutenant governor is the highest officer of state after the governor, standing in for that officer when he or she is absent from the state or temporarily incapacitated...
under Governors
Governor of Minnesota
The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty different people have been governors of the state, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial...
John S. Pillsbury
John S. Pillsbury
John Sargent Pillsbury was an American politician, businessman, and philanthropist. A Republican, he served as the eighth Governor of Minnesota from 1876 to 1882.John S. Pillsbury was born in Sutton, New Hampshire...
and Lucius Hubbard from January 10, 1880 to January 4, 1887. He later served one more term in the House, from 1915 to 1916.
Gilman was married to Hester Cronk. He died in 1927 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.