Gilman, John Taylor, 1753-1828

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John Taylor Gilman (December 19, 1753 – September 1, 1828) was a farmer, shipbuilder and statesman from Exeter, New Hampshire. He represented New Hampshire in the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783 and was the fifth governor of New Hampshire for 14 years, from 1794 to 1805, and from 1813 to 1816.

Born in Exeter in the Province of New Hampshire, Gilman received a limited education before entering into the family shipbuilding and mercantile businesses. Aged 22, he read aloud a Dunlap Broadside brought to New Hampshire on July 16, 1776 to the city of Exeter. He was one of the Minutemen of 1775 and a selectman in 1777 and 1778. Gilman served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1779 and 1781 and was a delegate to the Convention of the States in Hartford, Connecticut, in October 1780. He served as a member of the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783. He was the New Hampshire Treasurer in 1791 and moderator from 1791 to 1794, in 1806, in 1807, from 1809 to 1811, in 1817, in 1818, and from 1820 to 1825.

Gilman served as Governor of New Hampshire between 1794 and 1805 and was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1805. He was again a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1810 and 1811 and again an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1812. He was again elected governor in 1813 and served from 1813 to 1816 and declined to be a candidate for renomination for governor in 1816. He was an ex officio trustee of Dartmouth College from 1794 to 1805 and from 1813 to 1816, and trustee by election from 1817 to 1819. Gilman was president of the board of trustees of Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, from 1795 to 1827, and donor of the oldest property, the 'Yard,' upon which the older buildings stand.

Gilman died in Exeter and was buried in the Winter Street Burial Ground there.

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creatorOf Stone, George. Commission of George Stone, constituted captain of the Sixth company, Twenty-first regiment of militia in the state of New Hampshire / Signed by John Taylor Gilman, governor, September 26, 1799. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Langdon, John, 1741-1819. John Langdon, William Whipple, and Elwyn family papers, 1713-1965 (bulk 1761-1853). Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum
creatorOf Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. Letter, 1797. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf New Hampshire. Commission, 1813 June 10, appointing Abel Parker a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum throughout the State of New Hampshire. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Thompson, Charles, Postmaster. Papers, 1814-1815. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Daniel Gilman and Co. Correspondence 1790-1802. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Harvard University. Autograph File, G. 1641-2009. Houghton Library
referencedIn Peabody, Nathaniel, 1741-1823. Papers, 1767-1815. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
creatorOf New Hampshire. Commission, 1802 May 17, appointing Abel Parker Judge of Probate for Chesire County, New Hampshire. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Abbot, George Jacob, fl. 1860-1870. Papers of George Jacob Abbot, 1780-1946 (bulk 1830-1880). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Gilman, John Taylor, 1753-1828. Papers, ca. 1780-1828. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Robbins Gilman and family papers., 1699-2009. Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Gilman, John Taylor, 1753-1828. Papers, 1808. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf New Hampshire. Commission, 1803 September 26, appointing Abel Parker Justice of the Peace and of [the] Quorum for Chesire County, New Hampshire. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn James McHenry papers 1777-1832 McHenry, James papers William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795. Papers, 1774-1794. New Hampshire Newspaper Project
referencedIn Proprietors of the Privateer Brigantine General Sullivan. Records of the Proprietors of the Privateer Brigantine General Sullivan, 1777-1781. Library of Congress
creatorOf Robbins Gilman and family papers, 1699-1997 Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. James McHenry papers, 1777-1832. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Gilman, John Taylor, 1753-1828. John Taylor Gilman deeds, 1786-1807. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Freeman, Jonathan, 1745-1808. Papers, 1775-1872. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
creatorOf New Hampshire. Commission, 1798 September 26, appointing Abel Parker Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum for the County of Chesire. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf New Hampshire. Treasurer. Receipt, 1785 Feb. 18. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Gilman, John Taylor, 1753-1828. Letter, 1794 Sept. 10, Exeter, N.H., to Daniel Gilman, Boston, Mass. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Gilman, John Taylor, 1753-1828. John Taylor Gilman papers, 1780-1791. Library of Congress
referencedIn William Plumer Papers, 1774-1845, (bulk 1802-1825) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
creatorOf Dartmouth College Office of the President. Records of the administration of Francis Brown, 1815-1820. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Daveis, Charles Stewart, 1788-1865. Letter, 1829 Feb. 9, Portland, Me. to John Taylor Gilman, Exeter, N.H. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf New Hampshire. Treasury Dept. [Orders and receipts, 1779-1785, relating to taxes in North Hampston, N.H.]. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Autograph File, N, 1686-1975. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Colcord, John, fl. 1786. person
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associatedWith Emmet, Thomas Addis person
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relativeOf Gilman, Charles Jervis, 1824-1901 person
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associatedWith Lord, Robert, of Exeter, N.H. person
associatedWith Lougee, Joseph, fl. 1723-1789. person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Exeter NH US
Exeter NH US
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Banks and banking
Decedents' estates
Real property
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Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Farmers
Governors
Landowners
Militia officers
Shipbuilders
State Government Official
State Representative
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Birth 1753-12-19

Death 1828-08-31

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