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Overview
Abijah Gilbert (1801–1881) was a Hamilton alumnus (class of 1822) who served as a United States Senator from Florida from 1869 to 1875. Born in Gilbertsville, Otsego County, New York, he relocated to St. Augustine, Florida in 1865 and was elected to the Senate as a Reconstruction-era Republican. He died in Gilbertsville in November 1881.
Relevance to Research
The 1822–23 course catalog lists him among the student body. By the 1870–71 catalog he appears as “Hon. Abijah Gilbert,” reflecting his political prominence. The 1881–82 catalog carries an obituary notice recording his death at age 80, noting his birth in Gilbertsville and his tenure as U.S. Senator from Florida (1869–75). A March 1915 issue of Hamilton Life names him alongside other notable alumni of the early 1820s as a U.S. Senator.
Notes
Corpus consistently confirms this is the same Abijah Gilbert (class of 1822). No disambiguation needed.
Related Sources
- hamilton-life-1915-03-24_djvu.txt
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1822-23_djvu.txt
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1870-71_djvu.txt
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1881-82_djvu.txt