Calvin W. Gilfillan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's20th district | |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon Newton Pettis |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Griffith |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1859 | |
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| Born | (1832-02-20)February 20, 1832 |
| Died | December 2, 1901(1901-12-02) (aged 69) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Westminster College |
Calvin Willard Gilfillan (February 20, 1832 – December 2, 1901) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Calvin W. Gilfillan was born nearEast Brook,Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and graduated fromWestminster College inNew Wilmington, Pennsylvania. He served as superintendent of schools ofMercer County, Pennsylvania, for two terms. He served as clerk of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1859. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice inMercer, Pennsylvania. He was appointed prosecuting attorney forVenango County, Pennsylvania, in 1861 and elected in 1862 for three years.
Gilfillan was elected as a Republican to theForty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1870. He practiced law until 1873. He was later engaged in banking and was a delegate to the1872 Republican National Convention. He died inFranklin, Pennsylvania, in 1901. Interment in the Franklin Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 20th congressional district 1869–1871 | Succeeded by |
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