Jesse C. Gilbert
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Jesse Carter Gilbert was an attorney and politician. He served in the Kentucky house of representatives starting in 1861. He was elected state senator from the second district in 1871 and served until 1875. Afterward he was an attorney, practicing in Paducah, Kentucky
for the balance of his life. The town of Gilbertsville, Kentucky
was named for him in 1874.
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
for the balance of his life. The town of Gilbertsville, Kentucky
Gilbertsville, Kentucky
Gilbertsville is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 351 feet , and it is located at . It is known as the closest village to Kentucky Dam...
was named for him in 1874.