Wilson D. Gillette
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Wilson Darwin Gillette (July 1, 1880–August 7, 1951) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Wilson D. Gillette was born on a farm near Sheshequin, PA. He attended Susquehanna Collegiate Institute in Towanda, PA. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits, clerked in a general store and became a dealer of automobiles in 1913. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1930 to 1941.
Gillette was elected as a Republican to the 77th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Albert G. Rutherford, and was reelected to the Seventy-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from November 4, 1941, until his death in Towanda, PA.
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- Wilson D. Gillette at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
| Preceded by Albert G. Rutherford |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district 1941-1945 |
Succeeded by Robert F. Rich |
| Preceded by Daniel K. Hoch |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district 1945-1951 |
Succeeded by Joseph L. Carrigg |
