Husband William Rush Gillan 1 2
AKA: W. Rush Gillin 3
Born: 3 Apr 1850 - Hamilton Twp, Franklin Co, PA 1 2
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Father: John Gillan (1807-1873) 1 4
Mother: Margaret Walter (1813-1860) 1 4
Marriage: Feb 1874 5 6
Wife Lucy M. Winger 6 7
Born: - Montgomery Twp, Franklin Co, PA
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Father: Joseph Winger (1807- ) 8
Mother: Esther Buckwalter (1812-1868) 9
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1 M Arthur W. Gillan 5 6
Born: 24 Dec 1874 6
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2 F Mabel Gillan 5
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Spouse: Seward Baldwin ( - ) 6
3 F Ruth Gillan 5 6
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4 F Abigail Gillan 5 6
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General Notes: Husband - William Rush Gillan
He was born in Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylfania, but removed with his parents to St. Thomas Township, where he attended school, alternately with farming pursuits, until the age of seventeen. He then taught school for one season, and in 1868 the family removed to Letterkenny Township, where he attended an advanced school for three months. He then taught in various places, including the graded school in St. Thomas, for two winters, and conducted a private school in the same place during the summer. In the fall of 1871 he entered Mercersburg College, which he attended one session, and then engaged in clerking for some months. In August, 1872, he went to Chambersburg and engaged in the grocery trade until 1875. That year he was elected clerk of the courts for three years, during which period he was also engaged in reading law in the office of Hon. W. S. Stenger and James A. McKnight. He was admitted to the bar September 1, 1879, and immediately commenced practice. In 1874, Mr. Gillan was school director, and in 1879-80, was clerk of the town council. From 1882 to 1885 he was attorney to the board of county commissioners, and also served as school director from the Third Ward.
He and his wife were members of the Reformed Church. Mr. Gillan was a member of the board of regents of Mercersburg College. In politics he was a Democrat.
He was educated in the public schools and worked on the farm until he was seventeen years old. In 1868 the family removed to Letterkenny township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, where he attended an advanced school for three months. He afterward taught school in various places, including the graded school in St. Thomas, for two winters. In the autumn of 1871 he entered Mercersburg College for the session of 1871-72, and in August, 1872, he went to Chambersburg and was engaged in the grocery trade until 1875. He was clerk of the courts of Franklin county, 1875-79, being elected as a Democrat. He had previously served as school director and was clerk of the Chambersburg town council in 1879-80. He was attorney to the board of county commissioners, 1882-85, and at the same time school director of the Third ward of Chambersburg. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature 1891-92, and he was again nominated by his party in 1900, in the hope that his popularity would give the county a Democratic member of the House of Representatives at Harrisburg. While he was clerk of the courts he studied law in the office of Stenger & McKnight, and was admitted to the Franklin County Bar Sept. 1, 1879. He then began the practice of his profession, and became a successful and prosperous lawyer. In politics he was a Democrat and an active party worker. He was a member of Zion's Reformed Church of Chambersburg, and took an active part in promoting the interest of his denomination. He was president of the Board of Regents of Mercersburg College, and he was also president of the Reformed Church Publication Board.
He was president of the Chambersburg, Greencastle & Waynesboro Electric Railway Company; president of the Mutual Loan & Savings Association, of Chambersburg, and vice-president of the National Bank of Chambersburg. He was a member of George Washington Lodge, No. 143, F. & A. M., of Chambersburg, and a 32d degree Mason, being a member of the Harrisburg Consistory. He was also a member of the Royal Arcanum and the Elks.