Edward Gilbert
For other people named Edward Gilbert, see Edward Gilbert (disambiguation).
Edward Gilbert (circa 1819—August 2, 1852) was a Democratic California Politician. He was elected in November 1849 at-large as one of California's first two Representatives in the 31st Congress he was seated on September 11, 1850 and served until March 3, 1851. A newspaper editor after his service in Congress, he was killed in a duel with James W. Denver near Sacramento. During the Mexican-American War he served in the US Army.[1]
References
- ↑ http://media.onevoter.org/reports/Legislators_of_California.pdf Vassar, Charles A., The Legislators of California - Appendix D]
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| New seat | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's at-large congressional district 1850-1851 |
Succeeded by Joseph W. McCorkle |