Daniel Hunt Gilman (February 8, 1845 – April 27, 1913) was an American attorney and railroad builder who made his career in Seattle.

[1] Daniel Hunt Gilman received education at the town's high school and the East Main Conference Seminary in Bucksport.

At the age of 19 during the American Civil War, he enlisted in one of the Maine companies of the First District of Columbia Cavalry.

He served as a sergeant with his regiment in General Kautz's division of cavalry, Army of the James, during the spring and summer of 1864.

He was severely wounded at the Battle of Staunton River Bridge on June 25, 1864, but returned to duty four months later as a Quartermaster Sergeant in the First Maine Cavalry.

He worked in the city's mercantile houses and also engaged in real estate speculation before pursuing law.

[6] Along with the SLS&E, Gilman helped create the Seattle and Montana Railroad (part of the Great Northern system) and the West Street and North End Electric Railway in the city.