A biographical history of eminent and self-made men of the state of Indiana : with many portrait-illustrations on steel, engraved expressly for this work . urned his attention to agricul-tural pursuits, on a farm which he lived to see laid outinto town lots, now part of the beautiful Prairie his twenty-one years of clerkship he served thepeople faithfully, and received universal 1S45 he was elected president of the Terre Haute Branchof the State Bank. When he assumed its management itsfinancial credit was at a very low ebb; but by the mostastonishing energy and pers
A biographical history of eminent and self-made men of the state of Indiana : with many portrait-illustrations on steel, engraved expressly for this work . urned his attention to agricul-tural pursuits, on a farm which he lived to see laid outinto town lots, now part of the beautiful Prairie his twenty-one years of clerkship he served thepeople faithfully, and received universal 1S45 he was elected president of the Terre Haute Branchof the State Bank. When he assumed its management itsfinancial credit was at a very low ebb; but by the mostastonishing energy and perseverance, combined with financial skill, he succeeded in reviving itsbusiness. He resigned his position, December 4, 1849,and was re-elected November 5, 1S50, serving untilJune 22, 1853. At the expiration of the charter hewas elected president to wind up its affairs, which hedid with rare ability and success, receiving the gratefulacknowledgments of all interested. A new branch ofthe Bank of the State was organized, of which he waselected director, and this ended his official life. Forsix years preceding his death, Mr. Gilbert spent the. -^ /?~-zrv^-^ ^-^2^ Sth Dist.\ REPRESEATA TIVE winter months in Florida, where he died, as stated atthe beginning of this sketch. Such is the brief, unsatis-factory record of a man identified during his life-timewith all the best interests of his city and county, andwielding an influence for good still felt in the commu-nity in which he lived. Eveiy duty was performedwith fidelity and integrity. No stain or blemish everrested upon his private or official character. To use thewords of one who knew him well, He was equal toall emergencies of life, even to parting with it. Noprouder epitaph could adorn his tomb. No one canquestion his title to a high rank among Indianas rep-resentative men. There are no surviving children ofhis first wife, Catherine Allen. They were married Sep-tember 5, l8i9, and she died February 6, 1821. Hissecond
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