The Portland daily press., 1895-05-22
OBITUARY..
Augustus I'll. Gilman.

Pay Director Augustus II. Gilman ire
tire6 u. S. N, died very suddenly in New
York yesterday morning. A dispatch from
that city simply stated the fact, and that
he had been suffering from bad cold. 1t
was only few days ago that Captain and
Mrs. Gilman. their daughter. Mrs. Bmsley.
and Miss Dee1ing and Mr.. Henry Deering.
went on a pleasure trip TO New York.
Captain Gilman was the grandson of John
Taylor Gilman, governor of New namp-
shire, on the paternal side, and of Chief
Justice Mellen of Maine on the maternal.
He belonged 30 family which. for a
century ard half. influenced the political,
ecclesiastical. social and financial history
of New Hampshire. His great grandfather
was Nicholas Gilman, leading spirit in
political affairs during the Revolution, and
fourth in descent from John Gilman, one
OF the earliest settlers of Exeter, n. H.,
and one OF the Royal Councillors, when in
1880. the state was separated from Atassa-
cbusetis. Gov. John Taylor Gilman was =
member of the Continental Congress-. then
state treasurer of New Hampshire, and
later governor. His brother, Captain Gil
man s great uncle. was adjutant of Col.
Scammell's regiment in the Revolution
after whom Fort Scanned, Portland har-
Dor, is manufactured a position on the
staff of Gen. Benedict Arnold, and after
wards joined Gen. Washington's military
family, received Lord Cornwalliss sword
when he surrendered at Yorktown, and had
Charge of the prisoners when the capitua-
ton took place. After the Revolution he
was member of Congress, and from 1889 to
1871 Sena, or from New Hampshire. Captain
Gilman s sister was the first wife of ex-
Governor Q. II. Bell of New Hampshire.
Captain Gilman was born in Exeter
where his father was we'll known manu-
facturer in 1929. He spent his boyhood il
Portland at Chief Justice Mellens, and
went to Master Cushman's school. Several
of his old schoolniates, noticeably Mr..
Samuel Trask and Capt. VIM. Leayitt. are
still living here. While quite young he went
TO Boston and entered the brokers' office of
Mr.. Lombard. Later he returned o Port
land and opened brokers' and bankers
office on Exchange street. He resided for
sometime with his uncle, the late Dr.. j. L.
G lman. After pursuing his avocftion for
some years he was elected the treasurer Of
the Portland and Kennebec railrsad, and
moved 10 Augusta.
When the War of the Rebellio hoke cut,
Captain Gilman's patriotic blood vas fred
he was appointed paymaster June LIST, 1851
and attached 10 the sloop Marion or the
Atlantic squadron, and transferred 10 the
Santee in 1862. During these years he saw
great deal of blockading service. From
that time until he was appointed 1eet pay
master of the Asiatio squadron Ia lo6s he
was schiefy on special duly. lie
in 1871 was promoted to pay inspector, and
| in 1879 to pay director. He was retired AS
pay director with the rank OF caltain some
six years ago, when he reached the age
| limit.
Captain Gilman since his retirement has
| resided In Portland. His wife was born
Miss Margaret Deering, DESCENDANT OF the
late James Deering, the founder OF the
| Deering family of tits city. Ho WAS men,
her of the Cumberland club. and when the
| news of his death was received tle nag WAS
| placed at half mast.
Matte S. White.
| In the death of Matte Sawyer Nnlte, wire
| OF John 5. White. who died at her nome on
Cushman street, Tuesday afternoon Fort-
lana loses one of its most unfeihsh anu
amiaole women. A true wife and seii-sacrl-
nclnG mother, she made her HoiDe tne
centre, around which all her thoushts ana
plans revolved, the career which sne most