Simon Gillen

Simon Gillen (May 1, 1855 – July 6, 1918) was an American politician, farmer, and jurist.

Born in the Town of Mitchell, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Gillen was a farmer. He served as chairman of the Mitchell Town Board and on the Sheboygan County Board of Supervisors in 1880 and 1881. In 1882, Gillen served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat. Then, in 1882, Gillen was elected Clerk of Circuit Court for Sheboygan County. In 1888, Gillen was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and was elected district attorney for Sheboygan County. In 1894, Gillen was elected county judge and served until 1898. Gillen also served on the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Common Council in 1891 and from 1907 to 1909. Gillen died in Sheboygan, Wisconsin as a result of a stroke while working in his garden at his home.[1][2][3]

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1882,' Biographical Sketch of Simon Gillen, pg. 560
  2. ↑ 'Portrait and Biographical Record of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.' Excelsior Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1894, Biographical Sketch of Hon. Simon Gillen, pg. 626
  3. ↑ 'Hon. Simon Gillen, An Esteem Citizen Receives Summons,' Sheboygan Press, July 6, 1918, Vol. XL, No, 63, pg. 1


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