Biography

08/11/1886 - 04/30/1973

Samuel Loren Gilson Jr. (D49) Erie County 1937-1940

Early Life:

Samuel Loren Gilson Jr., born August 11, 1886, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania; son of Samuel Loren Gilson, Sr. and Ella M. Clark Gilson; Princeton University, A.B.; attorney, practicing all Pennsylvania Courts, United States District Court; Postmaster, Erie; city of Erie, Solicitor, 1919-1920; city of Erie, Solicitor, 1924-1926; Special Counsel, city of Erie, 1927-1931; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1937-1940; married, Helen E. Geary Gilson, daughter, Frances Gilson Wagner Reynolds; died April 30, 1973 (aged 86), Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania; interment, Erie Cemetery, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

City of Erie, Solicitor, 1919-1920; city of Erie, Solicitor, 1924-1926; Special Counsel, city of Erie, 1927-1931.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 49th district, Erie County, 1937-1940.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "G"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Samuel Loren Gilson Jr. (1886-1973) - Find a Grave Memorial