Gilchrist lived in New Castle from 1956 to 2008, serving as town supervisor from 1986 to 1989.
He was a president of the League of Women Voters, and was active in the Chappaqua Central School District
He was also a member of the New Castle Board of Assessment Review from 2000-2009, leaving that post when he and his wife, Bette, moved to Virginia.
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