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Gibbs, William Channing – Gibson, James

Gibbs, William Channing

governor, was born in 1787. He was governor of Rhode Island from 1821 to 1824. He died Feb. 21, 1871, in Newport, R. I.

Gibbs, William J

lawyer, was born Feb. 15, 1847, in Bienville Parish, La. He graduated in law from the Washington and Lee university with the degree of B. L. He is a prominent lawyer and real estate dealer of Corsicana, Texas, where he has held the office of city attorney for three terms. He has served as mayor of Mexia; and has been justice of the peace of Limestone county, Texas.

Gibbs, Wolcott

scientist, journalist, author, was born Feb. 21, 1822, in New York city. He is a noted scientist and author of many valuable researches, and one of the editors of the American Journal of Science and Arts.

Gibney, Virgil Pendleton

physician, surgeon, author, was born Sept. 29, 1847, in Jessamine county, Ky. He has been for several years consulting orthopedic surgeon to the Nursery and Child's hospital of New York city. He is the author of a work entitled The Hip and Its Diseases.

Gibson, Charles Bell

surgeon, was born Feb. 16, 1816, in Baltimore, Md.

When the state of Virginia seceded he was made surgeon-general, became the chief consulting surgeon and operator in Richmond, and died from heart disease induced by excessive labor and fatigue.

He died April 23, 1865, in Richmond, Va.

Gibson, Ella Elvira

lecturer, poet, was born May 8, 1821, in Winchendon, Mass. During the early part of the civil war Miss Gibson was engaged in organizing soldiers' ladies' aid societies in Wisconsin. She was connected with the eighth Wisconsin regiment volunteers, known as the Live Eagle regiment. In 1864 she was appointed chaplain of the first Wisconsin heavy artillery. She is the author of a number of meritorious poems.

Gibson, Eustace

soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 4, 1841, in Culpeper, Va. In 1876 he was elected a representative in the state legislature. and was chosen speaker. He was elected a representative from West Virginia to the forty-eighth congress; and was reelected to the forty-ninth congress as a democrat.

Gibson, George

soldier, was born Oct. 10, 1747, in Lancaster, Pa. When the revolution began he raised a company of one hundred men, and was appointed captain of a state regiment. In 1791 he took command of a regiment in the St. Clair expedition against the Ohio Indians. He died Dec. 14, 1791, in Fort Jefferson, Ohio.

Gibson, George

soldier, was born in 1783 in Pennsylvania. He entered the army from civil life, and was appointed captain of infantry in 1808; and was promoted major in 1811. He died Sept. 29, 1861, in Washington, D. C.

Gibson, George Rutledge

financier, author, was born Jan. 20, 1853, in Auburn, Ill. He is the author of The Berlin Bourse; and The Stock Exchange of London, Paris and New York

Gibson, Horatio Gates

soldier, was born May 22, 1827, in Baltimore, Md.

He is a noted United States army officer now retired. He was brevetted second lieutenant to colonel of the third artillery; and was brevetted brigadier-genėral.

Gibson, James

soldier, journalist, jurist, state senator, was born Sept. 5, 1816, in Salem, N. Y. In 1850 he was elected county judge; and in 1866 he was elected state senator; and served gallantly through the civil war. His name is closely identified with the business affairs of Salem, Mass., where he was the editor of The Review-Press. He died June 6, 1897.