Edward_A._Gilbert

Edward A. Gilbert

Edward A. Gilbert

American politician (1854–1935)

Edward Addison Gilbert (July 6, 1854 – March 13, 1935) (often referred to as "E.A. Gilbert") was a Nebraska politician who served as the ninth lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1899 until 1901 under Governor William A. Poynter. He also served as a Republican in the Nebraska legislature in 1889.[1] In 1900, he was nominated for a second term as lieutenant governor as a Silver Republican aligned with the Populists,[2] and directly as a Populist in 1902[3] but did not prevail.

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Gilbert was born in Illinois and moved from Macoupin County, Illinois, to York County, Nebraska, in 1884.[4] He married Louise May on January 1, 1878, in Carlinville, Illinois.[5] He died in Long Beach, California, on March 13, 1935, at the age of 80.[6]

References

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    Cherny, Robert W. (1981-02-01). Populism, progressivism, and the transformation of Nebraska politics, 1885-1915 - Robert W. Cherny, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Center for Great Plains Studies - Google Books. ISBN 9780803214071. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
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    (13 July 1900). Nebraska's Fusion Ticket, The New York Times
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    (19 October 1902). Elections in Forty-Two States Nov. 4, The New York Times
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    History of York
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    McClure, James Alexander. The McClure Family, p. 116 (1914)
  6. [6]
    "Edward A. Gilbert Dies". The Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. March 15, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
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