George W. Gillie

George W. Gillie (August 15, 1880 – July 3, 1963) was an American veterinarian and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1939 to 1949.

Born in Berwickshire, Scotland, Gillie moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in Kankakee, Illinois, in 1882 and in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1884.

Later, he began the practice of veterinary medicine in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1914, and went on to be a sheriff in Allen County 1917-1920 from 1929 to 1930, and 1935-1937.

He served as jury commissioner for the Federal courts for the northern district of Indiana.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress