Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Louisville, Kentucky, police chief. Native of Ireland. Married to Esther Smith Gilmore. Father of William Gilmore, Alexander Gilmore, Jr., Anna Gilmore, and Sarah Gilmore. Policeman in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1860. Chief of the Louisville City Police Department in 1865.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 1, p. 181.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 1392.

"Alexander Gilmore (1806-1870," Find A Grave, Memorial 40451026, accessed June 26, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40451026.

Citation

Gilmore, Alexander. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209153 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Correspondence
A. Gilmore to Ephraim L. Van Winkle
1865-08-03
Correspondence
Alexander Gilmore to Ephraim L. Van Winkle
1865-07-13

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