Gibbons, Mrs. Phoebe Earle – Gibson, George Rutledge
Gibbons, Mrs. Phoebe Earle
author, was born in 1826 in Pennsylvania.
She is an author of Lancaster county, Pa., and the author of Pennsylvania Dutch, and Other Essays; and French and Belgians.
Gibbons, Thomas
lawyer, jurist.
He was a citizen of Georgia; and in 1801 he was appointed district judge of the United States court for the state of Georgia.
Gibbons, William
congressman. He was a delegate from Georgia to the continental congress from 1784 to 1786.
Gibbons, William
philanthropist, author, was born Aug. 10, 1781, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a philanthropist and scientist of Wilmington, Del. He wrote Truth Vindicated, a notably clear exposition of the principles of the Friends. He died July 25, 1845, in Wilmington, Del.
Gibbs, Addison C
soldier, lawyer, jurist, governor, was born July 9, 1825, in East Otto, N. Y. In 1851 he was a volunteer in the Indian war in Oregon. He was a representative in the legislature during the session of 1852-53. In 1862 he was elected governor of Oregon, and served four years. He was twice elected district attorney; was deputy United States district attorney for four years, and United States district attorney for two years.
Gibbs, Ebenezer L
educator, was born Oct. 1, 1822, in East Windsor, Conn.
After receiving his education at the Allegheny college he entered educational work and for years taught select schools.
He was appointed postmaster of Orwell, Ohio, under General Harrison, which he held through both parties. Since 1859 he has filled various public positions of trust in his town, county and state.
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.
Gibbs, George
mineralogist, was born Jan. 7, 1776, in Newport, R. I. On his return from abroad to Rhode Island he brought with him the most extensive and valuable collection ever seen in the United States up to that time. It consisted of the collection of Gigot d'Orcy, containing 4,000 specimens, and that of Count Gregoire de Razamowsky, containing 6,000 specimens. He died Aug. 6, 1833, in Sunswick, L. I.
Gibbs, George
lawyer, antiquarian, author, was born July 17, 1815, in Astoria, L. I. He was a lawyer and antiquarian of New York city, and the author of The Judicial Chronicle; Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or Trade Language of Oregon; Comparative Vocabulary; Research Relative to the Ethnology and Philology of America; and Suggestions Relating to Scientific Observation in Russian America. He died, April 9, 1873, in New Haven, Conn."
Gibbs, John L
farmer, lawyer, legislator, lieutenant-governor, was born May 3, 1838, in Bradford county, Pa. He received the rudiments of his education in the common schools of South Hill, Pa., and attended the Le Raysville academy and the Susquehanna Collegiate institute. In 1861 he graduated from the Ann Arbor Law school, and settled in Minnesota the same year. He has taught school in Pennsylvania, Iowa and Minnesota. In 1862 he was elected county attorney of Freeborn county, and served one term. He has served six terms in the legislature of Minnesota, beginning with the session of 1864; was speaker of the house of representatives in 1877 and also in 1885; was appointed railroad commissioner in 1887 and served four years. He was raised on a farm, and since 1864 has had no other occupation. In 1896 he was elected lieutenant-governor of Minnesota.
He is known all over the state as an enthusiastic advocate of co-operative dairying, and he has himself one of the largest dairy interests in the state.
Gibbs, Josiah Willard
philologist, educator, author, was born April 30, 1790, in Salem, Mass. He was a philologist who was professor of sacred literature at Yale university in 1824-61, and the author of Philological Studies; New Latin Analyst; and Teutonic Etymology. He died March 25, 1861, in New Haven, Conn.
Gibbs, Josiah Willard
educator, scientist, author, was born Feb. 11, 1839, in New Haven, Conn. He is a professor of physics at Yale university, and the author of scientific papers and monographs.
Gibbs, Lambert Francis Heber
clergyman, educator, journalist, was born Nov. 9, 1866, in Ware, Mass. He received his education in the high schools of Ware and Amherst, and attended Amherst college. He was pastor in Washington and Idaho in 1890-91; was principal of the Union Town schools, Washington, during 1891-95; and since then has been editor and owner of the News-Letter of Colton, Wash.
Gibbs, Mifflin Wister
jurist, was born April 17, 1823, in Philadelphia, Pa.
In 1872 he was a delegate to the national convention of colored men at New Orleans; was presidential elector in 1876, and the same year was appointed register of the United States land office by President Hayes, being re-appointed to the same office in 1881 by President Arthur. In 1884 he was delegate at large to the national republican convention, and also in 1892 and in 1896. He was appointed receiver of public moneys at Little Rock in 1890; and was appointed a commissioner to sell government reserve lands at Hot Springs in 1892; and in 1897 was appointed by President McKinley United States consul to Tamatave, Madagascar.
Gibbs, Oliver Wolcott
educator, chemist, author, was born Feb. 21, 1822, in New York city. He is a chemist of distinction, Rumford professor at Harvard university, and author of scientific papers.
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, Charles Hopper
lawyer, congressman, United States senator, was born Jan. 19, 1842, in Queen Anne county, Md. In 1869 he was appointed auditor and commissioner in chancery; in 1870 resigned to accept the office of state's attorney for Talbot county, Md., to which he was appointed by the court, and was elected to the office, in 1871, for a full term, and was re-elected in 1875. In 1884 he was elected a representative from Maryland to the forty-ninth congress, and was re-elected to the fiftieth and fifty-first congresses as a democrat. In 1891-97 he was a United States senator.
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