Dave Gilmour (ice hockey, born 1881)

David Gordon Gilmour (December 11, 1881 – September 27, 1932) was a Canadian amateur ice hockey player for the Ottawa Silver Seven in the pre-NHL years. He was a member of the Silver Seven era winning the Stanley Cup in 1903. His brothers Suddy Gilmour and Billy Gilmour also played for Ottawa at the same time. He later became a prominent Ottawa businessman in the lumber industry.

For other people named David Gilmour, see David Gilmour (disambiguation).
Dave Gilmour
Sketch while a member of the Ottawa Aberdeens, 1899.
Born (1881-12-11)December 11, 1881
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died September 27, 1932(1932-09-27) (aged 50)
Position Center
Played for Ottawa Aberdeens
Ottawa Hockey Club
Playing career 1898–1903

Career

As a youth, Gilmour played several sports. He played ice hockey for the junior Ottawa Aberdeens before joining the senior Ottawa Hockey Club in 1897. He did not become a regular player until several years later and even then, being a centre had to share ice time with Frank McGee.[1]

Personal life

Born on December 11, 1881, in Ottawa, Gilmour was one of four sons of five children born to Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmour. The other children were Bill, Sutherland (Suddy), Ward and his sister Gilbert. Gilmour attended Ashbury College. The family business was lumber, and Gilmour owned a retail and wholesale lumber firm D.G. Gilmour and Company. His father was a partner in Gilmour and Highson Lumber. Gilmour married Roma King, daughter of Supreme Court justice George Edwin King. They had three children: daughters Hope and Vale and son John. Gilmour died of natural causes while on a hunting trip near Mullin's Lake north of Ottawa in Quebec.[1]

Gilmour is buried at Beechwood Cemetery.

References
  1. "D. G. Gilmour Dies on Hunting Trip at Mullin's Lake, Que". Ottawa Citizen. September 28, 1932. p. 2.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.