Winthrop Sargent Gilman | |
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 Gilman, ca. 1860 | |
| Born | March 28, 1808 |
| Died | October 1, 1884 (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklynn |
| Known for | banker, abolitionist |
| Spouse | Abia Swift Lippincott |
Winthrop Sargent Gilman (28 March 1808 – 1 October 1884) was head of the banking house of Gilman, Son & Co. in New York City. Born and raised in Ohio, he had parents and ancestors from New England. Part of the family had already established the banking business in New York. Gilman developed as a businessman in the northwest region with wide interests.
While residing in Alton, Illinois, in the 1830s, he managed a number of groceries in the region, especially in St. Louis, Missouri in the antebellum period. He was an abolitionist and on November 7, 1837, had helped defend one of his warehouses, where he had allowed publisher Elijah Parish Lovejoy to hide a printing press for the Alton Observer from an pro-slavery mob. Lovejoy was killed in the altercation. After that, Gilman moved with his family to New York City, where he entered the family banking business. He lived and worked in the New York area for the rest of his life.