Edward Addison Gilbert (July 6, 1854 – March 13, 1935) (often referred to as "E.A. Gilbert") was a Nebraska politician who served as the ninth lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1899 until 1901 under Governor William A. Poynter. He also served as a Republican in the Nebraska legislature in 1889. In 1900, he was nominated for a second term as lieutenant governor as a Silver Republican aligned with the Populists,(13 July 1900). Nebraska's Fusion Ticket, The New York Times and directly as a Populist in 1902(19 October 1902). Elections in Forty-Two States Nov. 4, The New York Times but did not prevail.
Gilbert was born in Illinois and moved from Macoupin County, Illinois, to York County, Nebraska, in 1884.History of York He married Louise May on January 1, 1878, in Carlinville, Illinois.McClure, James Alexander. The McClure Family, p. 116 (1914) He died in Long Beach, California, on March 13, 1935, at the age of 80.
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