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Philip Henri Gilbert | |
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| District Attorney of the Louisiana 27th Judicial District | |
| In office 1908–1916 | |
| District Judge of the 27th Judicial District | |
| In office 1916–1920 | |
| District Judge of the 23rd Judicial District | |
| In office 1928–1932 | |
| Louisiana State Senator for Assumption, Lafourche, and Terrebonne parishes | |
| In office 1924–1930 | |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Butler Clay J. Dugas |
| Succeeded by | Harvey Peltier, Sr. |
| 32nd interim Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office 1926–1928 | |
| Governor | Oramel H. Simpson |
| Preceded by | Oramel H. Simpson |
| Succeeded by | Paul N. Cyr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1870 Napoleonville, Louisiana, US |
| Died | October 18, 1932 (aged 61) Napoleonville, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ella Marie Savoie Gilbert (married 1894-1932, his death) |
| Relations | Risley C. "Pappy" Triche, Jr. (grandson) Judge Jane M. Triche-Milazzo (great-granddaughter) |
| Children | 8 |
| Residence(s) | Napoleonville, Louisiana |
Philip Henri Gilbert (October 25, 1870 – October 18, 1932) was a lawyer and Democratic politician from Napoleonville in Assumption Parish in South Louisiana.
Gilbert was the district attorney of the Louisiana 27th Judicial District from 1908 to 1916 and judge of the same district from 1916 to 1920. As the President of the Louisiana State Senate from 1924 to 1926, Gilbert succeeded to the lieutenant governorship on an interim basis until the expiration of the regular term in 1928.