Charles Duncan Gilfillan

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Charles Duncan Gilfillan

Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives

from the 1st district

In office
January 3, 1865 – January 1, 1866

Preceded by Rudolph H. Fitz

Succeeded by [Data unknown/missing.]

Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives

from the 24th district

In office
January 4, 1876 – January 1, 1877

Preceded by [Data unknown/missing.]

Succeeded by [Data unknown/missing.]

Personal details

Born July 4, 1831

Died December 19, 1902 (aged 71)

Charles Duncan Gilfillan (July 4, 1831 – December 19, 1902) was an American politician and
businessman.

Life[edit]
Gilfillan was born in New Hartford, New York and went to the Homer Academy. He studied at
the Hamilton College in 1849 and 1850. Gilfillan moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota Territoryin 1851.
He studied law and was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1853. He constructed and set up the
Saint Paul waterworks project. Gilfillan owned land in Minnesota including farm land in Redwood
County, Minnesota. He died from heart problems at his home in Saint Paul, Minnesota. [1][2][3]
 The Gilfillan Estate, Gilfillan, Minnesota
The 1882 farmstead of Gilfillan and his son is managed by the Redwood County Historical
Society.[4] The estate, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, showcases their
promotion of progressive farming in southwest Minnesota and is associated with the alienation of
seized Dakota reservation land.[5]

Politics[edit]
Gilfillan served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1865 and 1876 and was
a Republican. He then served in the Minnesota Senate from 1876 to 1886. Gilfillan was involved
with the Minnesota Historical Society and the Minnesota Valley Historical Society.

Notes[edit]
1. ^ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Charles Duncan Gilfillan

2. ^ 'Minnesota Pioneer Dead,' Austin Daily Herald, December 19, 1902,

pg. 1

3. ^ Redwood County Historical Society-Charles Duncan Gilfillan

4. ^ "Gilfillan Estate". Redwood County Historical Society.

Retrieved 2013-10-01.

5. ^ Gimmestad, Dennis A. (September 1978). "Gilfillan" (PDF). National

Park Service. Retrieved 2013-10-01.

LCCN: n86077885
VIAF: 6414152
WorldCat Identities (via VIAF): 6414152