Background
Gilbert, John Jordan was born on November 19, 1907 in Americus, Georgia, United States. Son of Osceola Pinckney and Talulah Zuleme (Jordan) Gilbert.
Gilbert, John Jordan was born on November 19, 1907 in Americus, Georgia, United States. Son of Osceola Pinckney and Talulah Zuleme (Jordan) Gilbert.
Bachelor of Laws, Mercer University, 2029.
With Gilbert, Whittle, Harrell, Scarlett, & Skelton, and predecessor firms, Brunswick, Georgia, since 1929. Director Sea Island Company (Georgia), Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company, 1955—1978, American National Bank Brunswick, 1955—1978, chairman board, 1972—1978. Republican Georgia House. of Representatives, 1942—1946.
Member Brunswick Port Authority, 1946—1951, chairman, 1948—1951. Member president's advisory council Medical College Georgia, since 1978.
Trustee Brunswick College Foundation, 1968—1984. Member Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority, 1970—1982, chairman, 1979—1982. Fellow: American Bar Foundation.
Member: American Bar Association, Brunswick-Glynn County Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association, Rotary (president), Delta Theta Phi, Alpha Tau Omega.
Married Dorothy Adams Gilbert, April 21, 0932. Children: Emily, Randall.