37 - Nicholas Gilman (NH)

#37 - Nicholas Gilman (NH)
Birthplace: Exeter, NH
Age at Convention: 32

1) Religion
-- Congregationlist
-- Unable to find documentation indicating religion had a significant place in his life.

2) Slavery
-- Father may have owned a slave
-- Classifying as partial abolitionist as he was a delegate from the North
-- Unable to find much documentation

3) Upbringing
-- 2nd son of 8 children
-- Educated in local schools
-- Worked in his father's general store

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/gilman.html
2) http://www.myseacoastjob.com/2001news/2_25d.htm

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (13) or Primarily Secular (6)
2) Abolitionist (9), Partial Abolitionist (7) or Non-Abolitionist (3)
3) Wealthy (6) or Middle-Class/Poor (13)