Gibbs, Fred C
merchant, writer, and political reformer, was born Aug. 28, 1856, in St. Paul, Minn. His parents were among the pioneers of Minnesota. He received his education in the common and high schools of Schuylerville, N. Y.
He is a successful merchant of Waterville, Minn.; has been city councilman and served as chairman of the People's party of the state central committee.
He has written extensively on political reform; has been a thoughtful student of political and social economics; and is a nationalist in the fullest and broadest sense of the term. He is one of the thinkers of his day, and a leader of the people in his state.