Gilman, Nicholas (1755–1814)
GILMAN, NICHOLAS (1755–1814)
Nicholas Gilman represented New Hampshire at the constitutional convention of 1787 and signed the Constitution. Gilman was not an active participant in the deliberations or committee work of the Convention. He later served in Congress, first as a Federalist, later as a Republican.
Dennis J. Mahoney
(1986)
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