Background
Gilmore, Edward was born on January 4, 1867 in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Ellen Gilmore.
Gilmore, Edward was born on January 4, 1867 in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Ellen Gilmore.
He attended the public schools, and Massachusetts State University extension classes.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as president of the Brockton Board of Aldermen 1901-1906. 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 Boston on April 10, 1924.
His interment was in Calvary Cemetery in Brockton.
He was a member of the Democratic State committee 1896-1903, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1900 and 1904. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1907 and 1908.
Married Annie M. Owens, of Brockton, September 23, 1887.