Abijah Gilbert
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Abijah Gilbert (June 18, 1806Template:Spaced ndashNovember 23, 1881) was an American politician who served one term as a United States Senator from Florida, from 1869 to 1875.
Early life and career
Born in Gilbertsville, New York, Gilbert attended Gilbertsville Academy and entered Hamilton College (in Clinton, New York) in 1822, as a member of the class of 1826, but did not return the following year.[1]
He spent 1822 to 1850 engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York City before moving to St. Augustine, Florida in 1865.
Political career
An early advocate of abolitionism, Gilbert was a strong supporter of the Whig Party and, later on, the Republican Party.
U.S. Senate
He was elected to represent Florida in the United States Senate as a Republican, and served from 1869 to 1875, as part of the Reconstruction effort. During that period of time, he missed 40.4% of roll call votes.[2]
Later career and death
Gilbert retired from business and political life after his Senate term ended while continuing to live in St. Augustine. He moved back to Gilbertsville shortly before his death in 1881. He is buried in Brookside Cemetery in Gilbertsville.[3]
See also
References
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External links
- Abijah Gilbert at PoliticalGraveyard.com
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- 1806 births
- 1881 deaths
- People from Gilbertsville, New York
- New York (state) Whigs
- Republican Party United States senators from Florida
- People from St. Augustine, Florida
- American abolitionists
- Activists from New York (state)
- Activists from Florida
- Hamilton College (New York) alumni
- 19th-century United States senators