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'''John Taylor Gilman''' (December 19, 1753 – August 31, 1828) was a farmer, shipbuilder and statesman from [[Exeter, New Hampshire]]. He represented [[New Hampshire]] in the [[Continental Congress]] in 1782–1783 and was [[List of Governors of New Hampshire|Governor of New Hampshire]] for 14 years, from 1794 to 1805, and from 1813 to 1816.
'''John Taylor Gilman''' (December 19, 1753{{spnd}}September 1, 1828) was a farmer, shipbuilder and statesman from [[Exeter, New Hampshire]]. He represented [[New Hampshire]] in the [[Continental Congress]] in 1782–1783 and was the fifth [[governor of New Hampshire]] for 14 years, from 1794 to 1805, and from 1813 to 1816.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Gilman was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, to a family settled in Exeter since its earliest days. He lived in the Ladd-Gilman house, now a part of the [[American Independence Museum]]. He received a limited education before he entered 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. The American Independence Museum commemorates his brave act every year at their American Independence Festival, where a role-player reads the Declaration in its entirety to festival-goers.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Independence Festival|url=http://www.independencemuseum.org/aim_aif.htm|work=American Independence Museum}}</ref>
Gilman was born in [[Exeter, New Hampshire|Exeter]], in the [[Province of New Hampshire]], the son of Ann (Taylor) and Nicholas Gilman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m4VdAAAAIAAJ&q=Ann+Taylor+Nicholas+Gilman&pg=RA1-PA182|title=The American Annual Register|year=1830|last1=Blunt |first1=Joseph }}</ref> His brother was [[Nicholas Gilman]], who had signed the U.S. Constitution. His family had settled in Exeter in its earliest days. He lived in the [[Ladd-Gilman House]], now a part of the [[American Independence Museum]]. He received a limited education before he entered 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. The American Independence Museum commemorates his brave act every year at their American Independence Festival, where a role-player reads the Declaration in its entirety to festival-goers.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Independence Festival|url=http://www.independencemuseum.org/aim_aif.htm|work=American Independence Museum|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722121211/http://www.independencemuseum.org/aim_aif.htm|archivedate=July 22, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:John Taylor Gilman Thanksgiving Proclamation.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Broadside proclamation from Governor Gilman, Exeter, 1794]] Gilman 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 in 1791–1794, 1806, 1807, 1809–1811, 1817, 1818, and 1820–1825.
[[File:John Taylor Gilman Thanksgiving Proclamation.jpg|thumb|left|Broadside proclamation from Governor Gilman, Exeter, 1794]] Gilman 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 in 1791–1794, 1806, 1807, 1809–1811, 1817, 1818, and 1820–1825.


Gilman served a 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 elected Governor 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]], [[Hanover, New Hampshire]] (1794–1805 and 1813–1816), and trustee by election (1817–1819). He was president of the board of trustees of [[Phillips Exeter Academy]], Exeter, New Hampshire, 1795–1827, and donor of the oldest property, the 'Yard,' upon which the older buildings stand.<ref>{{cite book|author=Bell, Charles Henry |title=Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire: A Historical Sketch |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hptDAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA24 |year=1883 |publisher=W. B. Morrill, printer |pages=24–}}</ref>
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 elected governor 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]], [[Hanover, New Hampshire]] (1794–1805 and 1813–1816), and trustee by election (1817–1819). He was president of the board of trustees of [[Phillips Exeter Academy]], Exeter, New Hampshire, 1795–1827, and donor of the oldest property, the 'Yard,' upon which the older buildings stand.<ref>{{cite book|author=Bell, Charles Henry |title=Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire: A Historical Sketch |url=https://archive.org/details/phillipsexeterac00bell |year=1883 |publisher=W. B. Morrill, printer |pages=[https://archive.org/details/phillipsexeterac00bell/page/24 24]–}}</ref> Gilman was also elected a member of the [[American Antiquarian Society]] in 1814.<ref>[http://www.americanantiquarian.org/memberlistg American Antiquarian Society Members Directory]</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Gilman was married to Deborah (Folsom) Gilman, the daughter of Major General [[Nathaniel Folsom]] of Exeter. He died in Exeter in 1828 and is buried in the Winter Street Burial Ground in Exeter.<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14955278 John Taylor Gilman, Jr]. FindAGrave.com</ref> He is the first Governor of New Hampshire not to have a place in the state named after him. The town of [[Gilmanton, New Hampshire|Gilmanton]], settled by 24 members of the extended Gilman clan, was named for the family as a whole and not for the Governor.
Gilman was married to Deborah (Folsom) Gilman, the daughter of Major General [[Nathaniel Folsom]] of Exeter. He died in Exeter on September 1, 1828.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=MThOAAAAYAAJ&dq=john+taylor+gilman+new+hampshire+%22sept+1%2C+1828%22&pg=PA785 Johnson's Universal Cyclopaedia]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/biographicalann00lanmgoog/page/n179 <!-- pg=165 quote=john taylor gilman new hampshire "september 1, 1828". --> Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States]</ref> He is the first governor of New Hampshire not to have a place in the state named after him. The town of [[Gilmanton, New Hampshire|Gilmanton]], settled by 24 members of the extended Gilman clan, was named for the family as a whole and not for the Governor.

==See also==
*[[List of New Hampshire historical markers (151–175)#161|New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 161]]: Ladd-Gilman House


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*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000214 Gilman's Congressional Biography]
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000214 Gilman's Congressional Biography]
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=G000214 Gilman, John Taylor, 1753–1828, Guide to Research Collections]
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=G000214 Gilman, John Taylor, 1753–1828, Guide to Research Collections]


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John Taylor Gilman
5th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
June 3, 1813 – June 6, 1816
Preceded byWilliam Plumer
Succeeded byWilliam Plumer
In office
June 5, 1794 – June 6, 1805
Preceded byJosiah Bartlett
Succeeded byJohn Langdon
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1810-1811
Personal details
Born(1753-12-19)December 19, 1753
Exeter, Province of New Hampshire, British America
DiedSeptember 1, 1828(1828-09-01) (aged 74)
Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
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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 1782–1783 and was the fifth governor of New Hampshire for 14 years, from 1794 to 1805, and from 1813 to 1816.

Early life

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Gilman was born in Exeter, in the Province of New Hampshire, the son of Ann (Taylor) and Nicholas Gilman.[1] His brother was Nicholas Gilman, who had signed the U.S. Constitution. His family had settled in Exeter in its earliest days. He lived in the Ladd-Gilman House, now a part of the American Independence Museum. He received a limited education before he entered 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. The American Independence Museum commemorates his brave act every year at their American Independence Festival, where a role-player reads the Declaration in its entirety to festival-goers.[2]

Career

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Broadside proclamation from Governor Gilman, Exeter, 1794

Gilman 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 in 1791–1794, 1806, 1807, 1809–1811, 1817, 1818, and 1820–1825.

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 elected governor 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, Hanover, New Hampshire (1794–1805 and 1813–1816), and trustee by election (1817–1819). He was president of the board of trustees of Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, 1795–1827, and donor of the oldest property, the 'Yard,' upon which the older buildings stand.[3] Gilman was also elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814.[4]

Personal life

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Gilman was married to Deborah (Folsom) Gilman, the daughter of Major General Nathaniel Folsom of Exeter. He died in Exeter on September 1, 1828.[5][6] He is the first governor of New Hampshire not to have a place in the state named after him. The town of Gilmanton, settled by 24 members of the extended Gilman clan, was named for the family as a whole and not for the Governor.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Blunt, Joseph (1830). "The American Annual Register".
  2. ^ "American Independence Festival". American Independence Museum. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
  3. ^ Bell, Charles Henry (1883). Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire: A Historical Sketch. W. B. Morrill, printer. pp. 24–.
  4. ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
  5. ^ Johnson's Universal Cyclopaedia
  6. ^ Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States
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First Federalist nominee for Governor of New Hampshire
1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808 		Succeeded by
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 Federalist nominee for Governor of New Hampshire
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1813–1816 		Succeeded by
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