St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-18
c.. B. GILBERT RISING.
MADE MANAGER OF AN ENG.
LISa INSURANCE COMPANY.
Leaves st. Paul for Chicago, Where
nc Has a Territory Covering
Sixteen Western States.

G. B. Gilbert. one of st. Paups bright
est and most esteemed business men Of
the younger class. and who has been
CONNECTED with the st. Paul Fire and
Mariue Insurance company for over
twenty years. leaves Sunday for Chicago
to reside permanently. At Chicago
he takes charge as Western man
ager of the Lincolnshire Insur-
ance company, his territory covering
sixteen Western states. In this terri
tory of sixteen states this English COM
pany does an annual business of be-
tween 5000 to 100000. Mr.. Gilbert's
office will be in the Home Insurance
building at Chicago. and he enters upon
the discharge OF his duties at once. Mr..
Gilbert has long been member of the
Minnesota and Commercial clubs of st.
Paul and his loss will be keenly felt in
a social as we'll as business way. He
has grown up with the Fire Marine
and has won for himself in that service
name of wide repute. His new posi-
tton is merited promotion, and the
many friends of Mr.. Gilbert rejoice
over his success.
The Chicago Inter Ocean of yesterday
has the following to say of the matter:
Announcement was made Yesterday
of the appointment of &. B. Gilbert, Of
st. Paul, as Western manager of the
Lancashire Insurance company to suc-
ceed Dan Winslow. who resigned some
time since to accept the assistant United
States management of the North British
and Mercantile in New York.
In
has a been acquired in the service of
the ST. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance
company, of which he has been secre-
tary for twelve years past. Previous to
his election to an official position he
served in various capacities. from office
boy and filing clerk up through the
many branches. Mr.. Gilbert is one of
the rising Westerners, whose achieve
mentS In the line of work mapped out
have already been warmly commended.
Mr.. POvah will today issue the follow
ing circular to agents of the Lancashire:
have to inform you that in cOnse-
quence of the resignation of our West
ern manager, Dan Winslow, who leaves
US in order TO enter the services of
another company, Charles B. Gilbert,
who has for many years been secretary
of the st. Paul Fire and Marine Insur-
rance company, has been appointed by
the board of directors to succeed Dan
WInslow as manager OF the Western
department of the business of the Lam
cashlre Insurance company.
MI. Gilbert will enter upon his duties
on the Goth inst. on and after which
date we shall be glad il YOU would kind
ly address to him all communications re-
latlng to our business.
In making this announcement l have
only to add that We sincerely trust that
the kindly relations which have hereto
fore existed between you and the COM
pany may be continued, and can assure
you that every assistance which we can
command will be afforded you in ex-
tending the business OF the company.
Sub-Manager Charles Povah and
United States Manager Litchfeld, who
have been in the city several days Look
ing over the field. will return to New
York today, from which point Mr.. Po-
yah expects TO sail for London in the
course of week Mr.. Gilbert, who was
in Chicago yesterday, returned to st.
Paul last evening