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Benjamin A. Gilman

AKA Benjamin Arthur Gilman

Born: 6-Dec-1922
Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, NY

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congressman from New York, 1973-2003

Military service: US Army Air Corps (1942-45)

Wife: Georgia Nickles Tingus (3 children, 2 stepchildren)

    High School: Middletown High School, Middletown, NY (1941)
    University: BS Economics, University of Pennsylvania (1946)
    Law School: LLB, New York Law School (1950)

    US Congressman, New York 20th (1993-2003)
    US Congressman, New York 22nd (1983-93)
    US Congressman, New York 26th (1973-83)
    New York State Assembly 95th (1967-72)
    New York State Official Assistant Attorney General for NY State (1953-55)
    America-Israel Friendship League U.S. National Advisory Board
    American Legion
    Boy Scouts of America Hudson-Delaware Council
    Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
    Freemasonry 33rd degree, Hoffman Lodge
    Grange Otisville, NY
    NAACP Middletown, NY
    Nixon Center Advisory Council
    Air Medal with Oak Leaf cluster
    Distinguished Flying Cross
    Austrian Ancestry
    Hungarian Ancestry
    Jewish Ancestry


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