Nicholas Gilman

Nicholas Gilman Jr.
United States Senator
from New Hampshire
In office
March 4, 1805 – May 2, 1814
Preceded bySimeon Olcott
Succeeded byThomas 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 byDistrict created
Succeeded byJonathan Freeman
Personal details
Born(1755-08-03)August 3, 1755
Exeter, Province of New Hampshire, British America
DiedMay 2, 1814(1814-05-02) (aged 58)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeExeter Cemetery, Exeter
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
ResidenceExeter, New Hampshire
Occupationmerchant, 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.