Edward Gilmore (January 4, 1867 – April 10, 1924) was a

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from

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. He was born in

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. He attended the public schools, and Massachusetts State University extension classes. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was a member of the Democratic State committee 1896–1903, and was a delegate to the

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s in 1900 and 1904. He served as president of the Brockton Board of Aldermen 1901–1906. He was a member of the

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in 1907 and 1908. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915). He then served as postmaster of Brockton 1915–1923, city assessor in 1923 and 1924, and died in

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on April 19, 1924. His interment was in Calvary Cemetery in Brockton.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilmore, Edward Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Politicians from Brockton, Massachusetts 1867 births 1924 deaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts Massachusetts postmasters Massachusetts city council members 20th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives