Gilbert was elected judge of the Shelby County Court in 1910. He was reelected in 1914 and served until his resignation in 1917.
Gilbert was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1929.
Gilbert was elected to the Seventy-second Congress (March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932. He resumed the practice of law in Shelbyville, Kentucky. He again served in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1933.
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January 20, 2023
ralph, waldo, emerson, gilbert, january, 1882, july, 1939, representative, from, kentucky, george, gilmore, gilbert, ralph, gilbertmember, kentucky, house, representativesin, office, 19291933member, house, representatives, from, kentucky, districtin, office, m. Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert January 17 1882 July 30 1939 was a U S Representative from Kentucky son of George Gilmore Gilbert Ralph GilbertMember of the Kentucky House of RepresentativesIn office 19291933Member of the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky s 8th districtIn office March 4 1931 March 3 1933Preceded byLewis L WalkerSucceeded byBrent SpenceMember of the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky s 8th districtIn office March 4 1921 March 3 1929Preceded byKing SwopeSucceeded byLewis L WalkerPersonal detailsBorn 1882 01 17 January 17 1882Taylorsville KentuckyDiedJuly 30 1939 1939 07 30 aged 57 Louisville KentuckyResting placeShelbyville KentuckyPolitical partyDemocraticBorn in Taylorsville Kentucky Gilbert attended the public schools and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville He was graduated from the law school of the University of Louisville in 1901 He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Shelbyville Kentucky Gilbert was elected judge of the Shelby County Court in 1910 He was reelected in 1914 and served until his resignation in 1917 Gilbert was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses March 4 1921 March 3 1929 He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy first Congress He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1929 Gilbert was elected to the Seventy second Congress March 4 1931 March 3 1933 He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932 He resumed the practice of law in Shelbyville Kentucky He again served in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1933 Gilbert was elected a member of the Kentucky Senate in 1936 and served until his death in Louisville Kentucky July 30 1939 He was interred in Grove Hill Cemetery Shelbyville Kentucky References EditUnited States Congress Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert id G000177 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byKing Swope Member of the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky s 8th congressional districtMarch 4 1921 March 3 1929 Succeeded byLewis L WalkerPreceded byLewis L Walker Member of the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky s 8th congressional districtMarch 4 1931 March 3 1933 Succeeded byBrent Spence This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert amp oldid 1129166783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
