George W. Gillie (August 15, 1880 – July 3, 1963) was an American veterinarian and politician who served five terms as a

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from

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from 1939 to 1949.

Biography

Born in

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, Gillie moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in

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, in 1882 and in

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, in 1884. He attended the public schools, International Business College,

, in 1898, and

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from 1899 to 1901. He was graduated from

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at Columbus in 1907 as doctor of veterinary surgery. Meat and dairy inspector of

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from 1908 to 1914. Began the practice of veterinary medicine in

, in 1914. Sheriff of Allen County 1917-1920 from 1929 to 1930, and 1935-1937.

Congress

Gillie was elected as a

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to the Seventy-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress.

Later career and death

He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Jury commissioner for the Federal courts for the northern district of Indiana. Resident of

, until his death there on July 3, 1963. He was interred in Lindenwood Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillie, George W. 1880 births 1963 deaths Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine alumni Indiana sheriffs Politicians from Fort Wayne, Indiana 20th-century American politicians Scottish emigrants to the United States Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana