Benjamin Ives Gilman (29 July 1766 – 13 October 1833) was a pioneer of the U.S. state of Ohio.

[5] Gilman returned to the East, and married Hannah Robbins of Plymouth, Massachusetts, at that place in February 1790,[1] and they moved to Marietta.

[6] Gilman opened a store in Fort Harmar in 1792,[4] and was clerk of courts for Washington County from 1795 to 1803.

[7] In 1802, Gilman was elected as a Federalist delegate to the convention to write a constitution for the new state of Ohio.

[11] The War of 1812 diminished the value of lands in Ohio, and the ability of buyers and tenants to make payments.