John Gilmore (representative)

John Gilmore (February 18, 1780 – May 11, 1845) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

John Gilmore (father of Alfred Gilmore) born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1780. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Washington. He moved to Butler, Pennsylvania, in 1803. He was appointed deputy district attorney for Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1803. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1816 to 1821 and served as speaker in 1821.

Gilmore was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses. He was elected State treasurer by the legislature of Pennsylvania in 1841. He died in Butler in 1845. Interment in North Cemetery.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by James S. Stevenson Robert Orr, Jr.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district 1829 - 1833 1829 alongside : William Wilkins 1829-1833 alongside: Harmar Denny	Succeeded by Joseph B. Anthony

Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (Since 1791)

Bingham • Wynkoop • Latimer • Evans • Weaver • Snyder • Porter • Snyder • Boileau • Engle • Weber • Tod • R. Smith • St. Clair • Holgate • Hill • Davidson • Hill • J. Lawrence • Gilmore • J. Lawrence • Sutherland • Ritner • Middleswarth • F. Smith • Laporte • Findley • Anderson • W. Patterson • J. Thompson • Middleswarth • Dewart • Hopkins • Crabb • Snowden • H. Wright • Snowden • F. Patterson • Cooper • Packer • McCalmont • Cessna • Rhey • Schell • Chase • Strong • Richardson Wright • Getz • Longaker • W. Lawrence • Davis • Rowe • Cessna • Johnson • Olmstead • Kelley • Glass • Davis • Clark • Strang • Webb • Elliott • McCormick • S. Patterson • Myer • Long • Hewitt • Faunce • Graham • Boyer • C. Thompson • Walton • Boyer • Farr • Marshall • Walton • McClain • Cox • Shreve • Alter • Ambler • Baldwin • Spangler • Whitaker • Goodnough • Bluett • McClure • Hess • Goodnough • Talbot • Sarig • Furman • Turner • Kilroy • Fiss • Lichtenwalter • Sorg • C. Smith • Andrews • Helm • Andrews • Helm • Hamilton • Lee • Fineman • Lee • Fineman • Irvis • Seltzer • Ryan • Irvis • Manderino • O'Donnell • DeWeese • Ryan • Perzel • O'Brien • McCall • S. Smith

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Name	Gilmore, John
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	February 18, 1780
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Date of death	May 11, 1845
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