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Benjamin Franklin Gilbert

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Benjamin Franklin Gilbert

Birth
DeRuyter, Madison County, New York, USA
Death
21 Apr 1907 (aged 65–66)
District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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Developer and 1st mayor of the the city of Takoma Park, Md. which lies along the NE boundary of Washington, D.C. in Montgomery county, Maryland.

Was a business partner at times with Alex 'Boss' Shepard of Washington, D.C. fame.

Mr. Gilbert was said to have been the one to suggest that the property along Pa. Ave in D.C. be purchased for use by the federal gov't for its office buildings.
Developer and 1st mayor of the the city of Takoma Park, Md. which lies along the NE boundary of Washington, D.C. in Montgomery county, Maryland.

Was a business partner at times with Alex 'Boss' Shepard of Washington, D.C. fame.

Mr. Gilbert was said to have been the one to suggest that the property along Pa. Ave in D.C. be purchased for use by the federal gov't for its office buildings.


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