| Philip H. Gilbert | |
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| District Attorney of the Twenty-seventh Judicial District of Louisiana (1908 to 1916) District Judge of the Twenty-seventh Judicial District (1916 to 1920) |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1870 Napoleonville Assumption Parish, Louisiana USA |
| Died | Napoleonville, Louisiana |
| Nationality | French American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ella Savoie |
| Children | Heloise Gilbert Triche Thomas Bryan Gilbert |
| Residence | Napoleonville, Louisiana |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Philip H. Gilbert was born on October 25, 1870, the son of Pierre J. Gilbert of Louisiana. From his youth up he was a faithful son of the Roman Catholic Church and did much for its support.
Until he was sixteen years old, Gilbert attended the public and private schools of Assumption Parish and Napoleonville. In 1905, he began his studies at the Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, from which he obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree.
On January 24, 1894, Philip H. Gilbert married the former Ella Savoie. The couple had seven children: Heloise, Thomas Bryan, Camille, Savoie S., Philip H., Laurence, and Leroy Percy.
The oldest daughter, Heloise, would later marry Risley C. Triche of Napoleonville, a businessman and sugar cane farmer. This couple would have several children, one of which, Risley C. "Pappy" Triche, would follow his grandfather into Louisiana politics, having been one of the youngest mayors in Louisiana history and later serving in the Louisiana House of Representatives.[1]
Philip H. Gilbert’s great-granddaughter, Jane M. Triche-Milazzo, daughter of Risley "Pappy" Triche, is a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The United States Senate confirmed her appointment from U.S. President Barack H. Obama on October 11, 2011, in a 98-0 vote.[2]
For four years, Gilbert served in the Confederate Army and was a first lieutenant of the Trans-Mississippi Division.
Gilbert served as District Attorney of the Twenty-seventh Judicial District of Louisiana (1908 to 1916), District Judge of the Twenty-seventh Judicial District (1916 to 1920), Louisiana State Senator (1924–1926),[3] and later as the Louisiana Lieutenant Governor (1926–1928), preceding Paul N. Cyr.[4]
Philip H. Gilbert was president of the Lula Company, Inc., which operates the Lula Plantation, formally located in Assumption Parish. This company operated its own sugar refinery. He was president of the Avon Planting Company, Ltd., operating the Avon Plantation, formally near the town of Napoleonville, Parish of Assumption.
He served as president of the Bank of Assumption, Napoleonville, which opened its doors for business in 1901.
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