H. C. Gilbert
Gilbert, ca. 1922
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the Maricopa County district
In office
January 1923 – December 1924
Preceded byC. M. Stoddard
H. B. Wilkinson
Succeeded byJ. J. Cox
H. A. Davis
Personal details
Born1863
McDonough County, Illinois
DiedJune 11, 1939
Phoenix, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEdna McClure
ChildrenSylvester Cline, Frances
Residence(s)Phoenix, Kansas City, Missouri
Alma materUniversity of Indiana
ProfessionPolitician

H. C. Gilbert was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 6th Arizona State Legislature, holding one of the two seats from Maricopa County.[1]

Biography

Gilbert was born in McDonough County, Illinois in 1863. He was a graduate of the University of Indiana. After graduating, he moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he was employed by a bank. In 1888 he married Edna McClure of Kansas City, whom he remained married to until her death in 1915. The couple had two children, a son, Sylvester Cline, and a daughter, Frances. In 1890, he moved to Utah, where he was in charge of the Bear Lake and River Irrigation project, at the time the largest irrigation project in the world. He then worked on reconstructing utilities in Ogden, Salt Lake City, and Mexico City, before returning to Kansas City in 1905. While in Kansas City, he held the city assessor position, and then was the presiding judge of the Jackson County court. Gilbert came to Arizona in 1915, when he bought a ranch northwest of Phoenix, where he lived the remainder of his life.[2]

In 1916 he was elected to the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association.[2] In 1920, he ran for one of the two Arizona State Senate seats from Maricopa County. Along with O. S. Stapley, he won the Democrat nomination, but they both lost in the November general election to Republicans C. M. Stoddard and H. B. Wilkinson.[3][4] In 1921, he led the group which organized the Salt River Valley National Farm Loan Association, part of the Federal Land Bank, which loaned millions of dollars to farmers in the Salt River Valley.[2] Gilbert served as its first president.[5]

In 1922 he once again ran for the State Senate, and won in the Democrat primary.[6][7] While his Democrat running mate, Gene S. Cunningham, lost in the general election, Gilbert was victorious, along with Republican J. C. Phillips.[8] Gilbert was the chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in 1929, when the board adopted an ordinance which created the town of Tolleson.[9] Gilbert died on June 11, 1939, in a hospital in Phoenix after an illness of about one year.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. pp. 7–8. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Death Claims Former Maricopa Supervisor". Arizona Republic. June 12, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Canvass Altars No Results In Primary Race". The Arizona Republican. September 17, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Most of County Offices Are Won by Republicans". The Arizona Republican. November 4, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Elected President". The Arizona Republican. May 12, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "In the Race Again". The Arizona Republican. June 17, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Winners On the County Ticket In the Primaries". The Arizona Republican. September 14, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "First Complete List of County Officials Elected Last Tuesday". The Arizona Republican. November 13, 1922. p. 12. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Free Train to Tolleson". Arizona Republic. March 5, 1979. p. 14. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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