Wilson Darwin Gillette (July 1, 1880 – August 7, 1951) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 until his death in Towanda, Pennsylvania in 1951.
Wilson D. Gillette
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Frontispiece of 1952's Wilson Darwin Gillette, Late a Representative from Pennsylvania.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office November 4, 1941 – August 7, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Albert G. Rutherford |
| Succeeded by | Joseph L. Carrigg |
| Constituency | 15th district (1941–1945) 14th district (1945–1951) |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1930–1941 | |
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| Born | (1880-07-01)July 1, 1880 Sheshequin Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 7, 1951(1951-08-07) (aged 71) Towanda, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Susquehanna Collegiate Institute |
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He was born on a farm near Sheshequin, Pennsylvania. He attended Susquehanna Collegiate Institute in Towanda, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits, clerked in a general store and became a dealer of automobiles in 1913. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1930 to 1941.
Gillette was elected as a Republican to the 77th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Albert G. Rutherford, and was reelected to the Seventy-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from November 4, 1941, until his death from bronchial pneumoniainTowanda, Pennsylvania.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district 1941–1945 |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district 1945–1951 |
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