Biography

05/10/1826 - 01/16/1885

John Fife Gilfillan (R45) Allegheny (Part) County 1877-1880 

Early Life:

John Fife Gilfillan, born May 10, 1826, Upper Saint Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; son of John and Margaret Fife Gilfillan; Bethel Academy; attorney; sheep farmer; married, Eleanor Ewing, 1849; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1863; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1872; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1877-1880; died, January 16, 1885, Upper Saint Clair, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interment, Bethel Cemetery, Bethel Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1863. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1872. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 45th district, Allegheny (Part) County, 1877-1880; committee assignments, Centennial Affairs, Finance, Vice and Immorality (Chairman).

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us) 

Cited: 

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "G"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1879) Smull, J.A., (Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 704, 710-712, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 663.

John Gillfillan (1826-1885) - Find a Grave Memorial