Eugene Allen Gilmore
Encyclopedia
Eugene Allen Gilmore was the acting Governor-General of the Philippines
from 1929 to 1930, the Dean of the College of Law
at the University of Iowa
from 1930 to 1934, the twelfth President of the University of Iowa
from 1934 to 1940, and the law dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law
from 1940 to 1942.
to Andrew and Sarah Jane Allen Hall. He received his B.A. degree from DePauw University
in 1893, and his LL.B. from Harvard in 1899. He married Blanche Bayse of Rockport, Indiana
on December 27, 1899. After practicing law in Boston from 1899 to 1902, Gilmore served as faculty at the University of Wisconsin Law School
from 1902 to 1922. He was the Vice Governor-General in the Philippine Islands from 1922-1929. The author of a number of articles and pamphlets and several books dealing with law, Gilmore also wrote a law encyclopedia of 15 volumes called Modern American Law. His first child, Eugene A. Gilmore, Jr., was born in 1902; Elizabeth in 1905, and John Andrew in 1910.
Gilmore died of a heart attack at his home in Iowa City, Iowa
on November 4, 1953.
street named Gilmore Avenue was named after him in honor of his service as acting governor-general of the Philippines.
Governor-General of the Philippines
The Governor-General of the Philippines was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed mainly by Spain and the United States, and briefly by Great Britain, from 1565 to 1935....
from 1929 to 1930, the Dean of the College of Law
University of Iowa College of Law
The University of Iowa College of Law is one of the eleven professional graduate schools at the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1865, it is the oldest law school in continuous operation west of the Mississippi River. The law school was ranked as the 27th best law school...
at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
from 1930 to 1934, the twelfth President of the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
from 1934 to 1940, and the law dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
The University of Pittsburgh School of Law was founded in 1895, and became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1900...
from 1940 to 1942.
Biography
Gilmore was born in Brownville, NebraskaBrownville, Nebraska
Brownville is a village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 146 at the 2000 census.- History :Established in 1854 and incorporated in 1856, Brownville was the largest town in the Nebraska Territory, with a population of 1,309 by 1880. Bordering slave-holding Missouri, the...
to Andrew and Sarah Jane Allen Hall. He received his B.A. degree from DePauw University
DePauw University
DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, USA, is a private, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the Great Lakes Colleges Association...
in 1893, and his LL.B. from Harvard in 1899. He married Blanche Bayse of Rockport, Indiana
Rockport, Indiana
Rockport is a city in Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,160 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Spencer County.-History:...
on December 27, 1899. After practicing law in Boston from 1899 to 1902, Gilmore served as faculty at the University of Wisconsin Law School
University of Wisconsin Law School
The University of Wisconsin Law School is the professional school for the study of law at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. The law school was founded in 1868.-Facilities:...
from 1902 to 1922. He was the Vice Governor-General in the Philippine Islands from 1922-1929. The author of a number of articles and pamphlets and several books dealing with law, Gilmore also wrote a law encyclopedia of 15 volumes called Modern American Law. His first child, Eugene A. Gilmore, Jr., was born in 1902; Elizabeth in 1905, and John Andrew in 1910.
Gilmore died of a heart attack at his home in Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...
on November 4, 1953.
Legacy
A PhilippinePhilippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
street named Gilmore Avenue was named after him in honor of his service as acting governor-general of the Philippines.