system in 1832 to distribute Cherokee lands. During his second term as Governor of Georgia, beginning in 1837, Gilmer supported and expedited the Federal government in the final removal of Indians from Georgia. This process came to be termed the Trail of Tears. Gilmer was a presidential elector in 1836 for Hugh Lawson White and in 1840 for William Henry Harrison. Death and legacy Gilmer died in 1859 in Lexington and is buried in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery in the same city. Gilmer County, Georgia is named for him. Notes External links Retrieved on 2008-04-28 This Day in Georgia History:November 15, Ed Jackson and Charly Pou, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia Portrait and Bio at New Georgia Encyclopedia 1790 births 1859 deaths Governors of Georgia (U.S. state) United States Army officers People of the Creek War Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers People from Oglethorpe County, Georgia University of Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Whigs Democratic-Republican Party state governors of the United States Whig Party state governors of the United States Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) American slave owners 1836 United States presidential electors 1840 United States presidential electors