Nicholas Gilman Jr. | |
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.png) Portrait miniature by John Ramage, 1787–1794. | |
| United States Senator from New Hampshire | |
| In office March 4, 1805 – May 2, 1814 | |
| Preceded by | Simeon Olcott |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Thompson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1797 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Freeman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 3, 1755 Exeter, Province of New Hampshire, British America |
| Died | May 2, 1814 (aged 58) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Exeter Cemetery, Exeter |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Residence | Exeter, New Hampshire |
| Occupation | merchant, state treasurer, U.S. Representative At-large |
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Nicholas Gilman Jr. (August 3, 1755 – May 2, 1814) was an American Founding Father, a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and a signer of the U.S. Constitution, representing New Hampshire. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives during the first four Congresses and served in the U.S. Senate from 1805 until his death in 1814. His brother John Taylor Gilman was also very active in New Hampshire politics, serving as Governor of New Hampshire for 14 years, as well as a principal benefactor of Phillips Exeter Academy. Their childhood home in Exeter is now the American Independence Museum.