. A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators. onal Bank of Boston for twenty the House, for the three years ending in 1890, he served on the committee onrailroads and in the Senate of 1891 he was appointed to it, as well as to the chairman-ship of the committee on fisheries and game. Chairman of committee on railroads andmember of joint special committee on rapid transit, 1892. Vote of district: Francis H. Raymond, Republican, 4,804; Abraham A. Elston,Democrat, 3,107; Isaac W. Gammons, Prohibition, 333. Second District. — Belmont, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Newton, Waltham andWatertown
. A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators. onal Bank of Boston for twenty the House, for the three years ending in 1890, he served on the committee onrailroads and in the Senate of 1891 he was appointed to it, as well as to the chairman-ship of the committee on fisheries and game. Chairman of committee on railroads andmember of joint special committee on rapid transit, 1892. Vote of district: Francis H. Raymond, Republican, 4,804; Abraham A. Elston,Democrat, 3,107; Isaac W. Gammons, Prohibition, 333. Second District. — Belmont, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Newton, Waltham andWatertown.—Hon. Gorham D. Gilman of Newton was born in Hallowell, Me., May29, 1822. Educated at public school and academy. In 1840 left home for a seafaringlife; arrived at the Hawaiian Islands in 1841, where he resided until 1861, with theexception of a gold-fever experience in San Francisco in parts of 1848 and 1849. Hehas several royal decorations from the late king and the present queen of these islands, MASSACHUSETTS LEOISLATOBS, 1892. 23. COMMITTEE ON CITIES. W. S. McNARY, W. E. MEADE, G. S. CLOUGH, I. ROSNOSKY. E. PRESHO, House Chairman, H. PARKMAN, Chairman, E F. LYFORD, Clerk. G. W. PERKINS, F. H. APPLETON, G. v. L. MEYER, J. W. McEVOY. 24 A SOUVENIR OF evidences of friendship and appreciation of services rendered there. In 1863 hefounded, with two brothers, the wholesale drug house of Gilraan Brothers, in whichhe is still interested. In 1864 he settled in Newton, and in 1874-76 held office in itscommon council and board of aldermen; was for three years president of the Newtony. M. C A., and member of the State board. In 1889-90 was member of the Houseof Representatives, and in 1891-92 a member of the Senate. His committee work hasbeen: taxation, parishes and religious societies, public health (chairman), federal rela-tions and mercantile affairs (chairman). Vote of district: Gorham D. Gilman, Republican, 5,001; John L. Sanderson,Democrat, 3,449; William A. Wood, Prohibitio
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