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Gilman family of Exeter, New Hampshire

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Nathaniel Folsom (1726-1790) — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., September 18, 1726. Merchant; lumber business; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1774, 1777-80; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77, 1783-84; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1776-90; general in state militia, Revolutionary War; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1783. Died in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., May 26, 1790 (age 63 years, 250 days). Interment at Winter Street Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.

		Relatives: Third cousin and father-in-law of John Taylor Gilman; third cousin of Nicholas Gilman (1755-1814).
		Political family: Gilman family of Exeter, New Hampshire.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828) — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., December 19, 1753. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1779-81, 1810-11; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1782-83; New Hampshire state treasurer, 1783-89, 1791-94; Governor of New Hampshire, 1794-1805, 1813-16. Died September 1, 1828 (age 74 years, 257 days). Interment at Winter Street Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.

		Relatives: Brother of Nicholas Gilman; granduncle of Charles Jervis Gilman; third cousin and son-in-law of Nathaniel Folsom (1726-1790).
		Political family: Gilman family of Exeter, New Hampshire.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Nicholas Gilman (1755-1814) — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., August 3, 1755. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1787-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1789-97; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1805-14; died in office 1814. Congregationalist. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 2, 1814 (age 58 years, 272 days). Interment at Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.

		Relatives: Brother of John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828); granduncle of Charles Jervis Gilman; third cousin of Nathaniel Folsom.
		Political family: Gilman family of Exeter, New Hampshire.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charles Jervis Gilman (1824-1901) — also known as Charles J. Gilman — of Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., February 26, 1824. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1851; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1854; U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1857-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1860. Died February 5, 1901 (age 76 years, 344 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine.

		Relatives: Grandnephew of John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828) and Nicholas Gilman.
		Political family: Gilman family of Exeter, New Hampshire.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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