GILBERT, Philip H., Assumption Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and
Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 523-524.  Edited by Alc‚e
Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

Gilbert, Philip H., district attorney, 27th judicial district, Napoleonville,
La., was born in Assumption parish, La., Oct. 25, 1870, son of Pierre J. and
Ernstine (Blanchard)  Gilbert, both natives of Assumption parish, La., where
the father in early life followed the vocation of a planter.  Later he became
a real estate agent, and still later deputy clerk of court.  During the Civil
war he served in the Confederate army as major of the 2nd Louisiana regiment,
from 1863 to the time of the surrender.  At the time of his death, in June,
1899, he occupied the office of deputy clerk of court, and had been incumbent
of that position during the previous 20 years.  His wife, mother of the
subject of this sketch, died in the year 1905.  The paternal grandfather,
Pierre Gilbert, was born in France.  The paternal great-grandfather was a
native of France.  Pierre J. Gilbert, the father, was first married to Miss
Emma Landry, a native of Assumption parish, La.  The first wife died during
the winter of 1867-8, leaving 3 children.  In 1869 Maj. Gilbert was married to
Miss Ernstine Blanchard, and to this second marriage 8 children were born. 
The 11 children of the two marriages, in order of their birth, are as follows: 
Edward P., plantation manager at Chamberlin, La.;  Alice, wife of P. S. Lauve,
sugar boiler, Jeanerette, La., and now the mother of 8 children;  Lillian, now
living with Mrs. Louve;  Philip H., the subject of this sketch;  James W.,
interested in plantation, store, and liquor business, at Napoleonville, La.; 
Charles J., plantation manager, St. Mary parish, La.;  Joseph, deceased; 
Robert A., deputy clerk of court, Napoleonville;  Bella, wife of E. D.
Gianelloni, publisher of the Assumption Pioneer, at Napoleonville, and now the
mother of 4 children:  Marie, wife of T. P. Talbot, of Avoca, Assumption
parish;  Samuel F., assistant cashier of Bank of Assumption, Napoleonville. 
One child died in infancy.  In the course of his earlier education Philip H.
Gilbert attended public and private schools of the locality in which he was
born, and when his academic education had been completed entered the law
department of Tulane university, from which he graduated with the class of
1905.  Shortly following his graduation he began the practice of law at
Napoleonville, and has continued in the profession.  At this time he is
serving as district attorney of the 27th judicial district, composed of
Assumption,  Ascension,  and  St. James parishes.  In the course of his
service to the community in which he lives and to the state of Louisiana, Mr.
Gilbert has occupied many positions of public trust, in all of which he has
acquitted himself with credit.  He has served as deputy sheriff of Assumption
parish, clerk of court, tax assessor, treasurer of Assumption parish, mayor of
Napoleonville during 3 terms, assistant clerk of State Constitutional
Convention of 1898, assistant clerk of Louisiana House of Representatives,
session of 1900-1902; secretary of Louisiana State Senate, 1904 to 1908.  Mr.
Gilbert is a member of the Catholic church and is affiliated with Assumption
Council No. 1099, Knights of Columbus; also, grand dictator of Louisiana,
Knights of Honor; Attakapas Tribe of Redmen, and Donaldsonville Lodge No.
1153, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.  Jan. 24, 1894, Mr. Gilbert was
married to Miss Ella Savoie, a daughter of Sabin and Camille (LeBlanc) Savoie,
of Assumption parish.  Mr. Savoie has followed the the lifetime occupation of
a planter.  His wife died early in the year 1872.  The ancestors of the Savoie
family in Louisiana came originally from France at an early date.  Eight
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Gilbert, as follow in order
of their birth:  Heloise, now teaching French and music in the Napoleonville
high school;  T. Bryan,  Camille,  Savoie,  Philip H., Jr.,  Edna,  Laurence, 
Leroy Percy, all of whom now reside at the parental home.