Joseph Taylor Gilman (1883 - 1933)

Born 4 Oct 1883 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

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Died 15 Sep 1933 at age 49 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1883. He was the son of Edward Gilman and Jennie Crosby.

Joseph Taylor Gilman (October 4, 1883– September 15, 1933) was an American football player. He played college football at Dartmouth College and was a consensus selection at the guard position on the 1904 College Football All-America Team.

Gilman was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1883. He attended preparatory school at Phillips Exeter Academy before enrolling at Dartmouth College. While at Dartmouth, he played for the Dartmouth Big Green football team and was a consensus first-team selection for the 1904 College Football All-America Team.

After graduating from Dartmouth, Gilman was the manager of Filene's Department Store in Boston.[1] He later became president and general manager of the Boston Garden. He was also president of the Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Corporation. ^[1]

He married Bessie Marie Stetson (1881–1936). They had the following children:

Dorothy Gilman 1911–1988

Jane Gilman 1915–2000

He passed away in 1933 (he underwent an operation at the Newton Hospital and died the following week).

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia. Joseph Gilman (American football guard)

• New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904.

• Wikipedia. Joseph Gilman (American football guard)

• Dartmouth College Football: Green Fields of Autumn By David Shribman, Jack DeGange. 1903 Football Team