Tobias Gilman

Tobias Calvin Gilman (b. January 25, 1838, d. 1923) is founder of the Gilman Legacy Foundation, in honor of his brother Lionel Gilman, and their namesake hotel and philanthropy.

Tobias was born when Lionel was 19, to their parents, Dr. Calvin Bernard Gilman and Virginia Gilman. He and Lionel had a step-brother, Dewey Gilman, who born in 1845 and died in 1858 of drowning, from his father's second marriage, to Dorothy Meyer Gilman.

Tobias personally handled Gilman Masonry after Lionel's passing, and handed the reins of The Gilman to Calvin Maitland in 1902. When Maitland left the company due to mental health reasons in 1903, Tobias took back responsibility due to a clause in the seller agreement. He handled the refurnishing of the hotel, completed in 1916.

Tobias passed in 1923 at the age of 85, after having established a professional relationship with Clarence Merkinley, who was believed to have involvement with organized crime.