George Gilmer, Sr.
Deceased Person
1700 – 1757
Who was George Gilmer, Sr.?
Dr. George Gilmer served as mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia, from 1746 to 1747.
Gilmer was born near Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1700. He studied medicine at the Edinburgh University. In 1731, Dr. Gilmer emigrated to Virginia, settling in Williamsburg. In the mid-1730s, Gilmer owned and ran an apothecary in Williamsburg as well as owning several lots.
He married three times. He first married a Miss Ridgeway and secondly Mary Peachy Walker. His third wife, Harrison Blair, was the daughter of Archibald Blair.
Gilmer died in Virginia on January 15, 1757.
Dr. George Gilmer was the great grandfather of both George Rockingham Gilmer of Georgia and Thomas Walker Gilmer of Virginia.
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- Born
- 1700
Edinburgh - Also known as
- Mayor George Gilmer, Sr.
- George Gilmer
- Spouses
- Religion
- Christian
- Nationality
- Scotland
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- Jan 15, 1757
Williamsburg
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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