# Colonel Van Gilbert — The Iron Heel character guide

> Colonel Van Gilbert in The Iron Heel by Jack London.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the great Colonel Van Gilbert

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-challenges

## Who they are

A prominent lawyer and defender of the capitalist oligarchy.

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