Elected to the office in 1888 as member of the Indiana State senate 1896-1900. Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1900-1904. Captain of Company H, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, during the war with Spain. He was elected to the Fifty-ninth Congress and served from March 4, 1905 to November 6, 1906, when he resigned.Judge of the court of first instance at Manila, Philippine Islands, from 1906-1908 by appointment of President Theodore Roosevelt, member of the Philippine Commission from 1908 and 1909. Severed as President of the board of regents at Philippine University, from 1908 to 1909. Was secretary of public instruction of the Philippine Islands in 1909. Vice Governor of the Philippine Islands from 1909-1913.Mr. Gilbert moved to New York City,New Yorkin 1916 and resumed the practice of his profession; delegate to the Republican National Convention at Chicago in 1916.
Elected to the office in 1888 as member of the Indiana State senate 1896-1900. Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1900-1904. Captain of Company H, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, during the war with Spain. He was elected to the Fifty-ninth Congress and served from March 4, 1905 to November 6, 1906, when he resigned.Judge of the court of first instance at Manila, Philippine Islands, from 1906-1908 by appointment of President Theodore Roosevelt, member of the Philippine Commission from 1908 and 1909. Severed as President of the board of regents at Philippine University, from 1908 to 1909. Was secretary of public instruction of the Philippine Islands in 1909. Vice Governor of the Philippine Islands from 1909-1913.Mr. Gilbert moved to New York City,New Yorkin 1916 and resumed the practice of his profession; delegate to the Republican National Convention at Chicago in 1916.
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