Samuel Louis Gilmore | |
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![]() Frontispiece of 1911'sSamuel Louis Gilmore, Late a Representative from Louisiana | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's2nd district | |
| In office March 30, 1909 – July 18, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Davey |
| Succeeded by | H. Garland Dupré |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1859-07-30)July 30, 1859 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died | July 18, 1910(1910-07-18) (aged 50) Abita Springs, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2, includingMartha Gilmore Robinson |
Samuel Louis Gilmore (July 30, 1859 – July 18, 1910) was aU.S. representative fromLouisiana.
Gilmore was born inNew Orleans, Louisiana. He was instructed by private tutors, graduating from the Central High School ofNew Orleans in 1874, from Seton Hall College,South Orange, New Jersey, in 1877, and from the law department of the University ofLouisiana (nowTulane University) at New Orleans in 1879. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice inNew Orleans, Louisiana. From 1888 to 1896, Gilmore served as assistant city attorney. He was city attorney from 1896 until March 15, 1909, when he resigned. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1908.
Gilmore was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert C. Davey and served from March 30, 1909, until his death inAbita Springs, Louisiana, on July 18, 1910. He was interred in Metairie Cemetery,New Orleans, Louisiana.
His daughter,Martha Gilmore Robinson, was a women's rights and civic activist.[1] His son, SamuelLouisGilmore, Jr., was a poet and playwright, as wellas an associateeditor forThe Double Dealer.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's 2nd congressional district 1909–1910 | Succeeded by |