The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . can states-man: b. Exeter, N. 19 Dec. 1759: d. there 31Aug. 1828. In 1775, on the morning after thenews of the battle at Lexington and Concordreached Exeter, he marched with 100 other vol-unteers to Cambridge, Mass., where he servedin the provincial army. In 1782 and 1783 he wasa member of the Continental Congress, and in1797 he was chosen governor of New Hampshire,and was annually re-elected for 10 successiveyears. In 1813-14-15 he was
The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . can states-man: b. Exeter, N. 19 Dec. 1759: d. there 31Aug. 1828. In 1775, on the morning after thenews of the battle at Lexington and Concordreached Exeter, he marched with 100 other vol-unteers to Cambridge, Mass., where he servedin the provincial army. In 1782 and 1783 he wasa member of the Continental Congress, and in1797 he was chosen governor of New Hampshire,and was annually re-elected for 10 successiveyears. In 1813-14-15 he was again elected gov-ernor, after which he declined to be a was a zealous Federalist, and his popularityin New Hampshire was so great that he wasfrequently chosen governor when his party wasin the minority. Gilman, Nicholas, .American statesman: N. H., 3 Aug. 1755; d. Philadelphia 2May 1814. He was a brother of J. T. Gilman() and like him served in the Continentalarmy during the War of the Revolution. Herepresented New Hampshire in Congress In1786, and again 1789-97, and was a UnitedStates Senator 1805-14. He was one of the. DANIEL COIT , LATE PRESIDENT CARNEGIE INSTITUTE. GILMER —GIN framers of the Constitution of the UnitedStates. Gilmer, Jeremy Francis, American soldier:b. Guilford County. N, C, 23 Feb. 1818; d. IDec. 1883. He was graduated at West Point andentered the engineer corps of the United Statesin 1839. At the opening of the Civil War heresigned his captains commission and enteredthe Confederate service, becoming major-gen-eral in 1S63. Gilmor, gilmor, Harry, American soldier:b. Baltimore County, Md., 24 Jan. 1838; d. Balti-more 4 March 1883. He entered the Confederatearmy at the beginning of the Civil War, becameknown for his exploits as scout, in 1863 raiseda battalion of horse of which he was made major,and later in that year, in command of the 1stMaryland Confederate regiment, captured Fred-erick, Md., and Chambersburg, CarUsle,
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