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|name = Charles W. Gillet
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|state = [[New York (state)|New York]]
|state = [[New York (state)|New York]]
|constituency = {{ushr|NY|29|29th district}} (1893–1903)<br>{{ushr|NY|33|33rd district}} (1903–05)
|district = [[New York's 29th congressional district|29th]]
|term_start = March 4, 1893
|term_start = March 4, 1893
|term_end = March 3, 1903
|term_end = March 3, 1905
|predecessor = [[John Raines]]
|predecessor = [[John Raines]]
|successor = [[Michael E. Driscoll]]
|successor = [[Jacob Sloat Fassett]]
|birth_date = November 26, 1840
|birth_date = November 26, 1840
|birth_place = [[Addison, New York]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[Addison, New York]], U.S.
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He was appointed postmaster of Addison on June 15, 1878, and served until July 26, 1886.
He was appointed postmaster of Addison on June 15, 1878, and served until July 26, 1886.


Gillet was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[53rd United States Congress|Fifty-third]] and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903).
Gillet was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[53rd United States Congress|Fifty-third]] and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture ([[54th United States Congress|Fifty-fourth]] through [[57th United States Congress|Fifty-seventh]] Congresses), Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds ([[58th United States Congress|Fifty-eighth]] Congress).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture ([[54th United States Congress|Fifty-fourth]] through [[57th United States Congress|Fifty-seventh]] Congresses), Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds ([[58th United States Congress|Fifty-eighth]] Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904.
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Revision as of 03:15, 22 December 2023

Charles W. Gillet
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byJohn Raines
Succeeded byJacob Sloat Fassett
Constituency29th district (1893–1903)
33rd district (1903–05)
Personal details
BornNovember 26, 1840
Addison, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 31, 1908 (aged 78)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting placeRural Cemetery
Political partyRepublican


Charles William Gillet (November 26, 1840 – December 31, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Biography

He was born in Addison, New York on November 26, 1840. Gillet attended the public schools and the Delaware Literary Institute, Franklin, New York. He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1861. Enlisted as a private in the Eighty-sixth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in August 1861. He was promoted to adjutant of the regiment in November 1861. He was wounded and honorably discharged for physical disability in 1863. He engaged in the manufacture of sash, doors, and blinds in Addison. He was appointed postmaster of Addison on June 15, 1878, and served until July 26, 1886.

Gillet was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Fifty-fourth through Fifty-seventh Congresses), Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Fifty-eighth Congress). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904. He died in New York City December 31, 1908. He was interred in the Rural Cemetery, Addison, New York.

References

  • United States Congress. "Charles W. Gillet (id: G000199)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 29th congressional district
1893–1903 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 33rd congressional district
1903–1905 		Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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