Edward H. Gillette

Edward Hooker Gillette (October 1, 1840 – August 14, 1918) was a nineteenth century politician and editor from Iowa. He was the son of Senator Francis Gillette and Elisabeth Daggett Hooker, a descendant of Thomas Hooker, and the brother of playwright William Gillette.

Born in Bloomfield, Connecticut, Gillette attended public schools in Hartford, Connecticut as a child and went on to attend the New York State College of Agriculture. He moved to Des Moines, Iowa in 1863 and engaged in agricultural pursuits, building and manufacturing. He was editor of the "Iowa Tribune", was chairman of the Greenback Party National Committee and was a delegate to the Greenback National Convention in 1876. Gillette was elected a Greenbacker to the United States House of Representatives in 1878, serving from 1879 to 1881, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1880. Afterwards, he retired from public life and resided on his farm called "Clover Hills Place" near Valley Junction, Iowa until his death there on August 14, 1918. He was interred in Glendale Cemetery in Valley Junction.

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