George Couper Gibbs
George Couper Gibbs | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of Florida | |
| In office 1938–1941 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1879 |
| Died | 1980 (aged 100–101) |
| Profession | Educator |
George Couper Gibbs (b. 1879)[1] served as Florida Attorney General from 1938 until 1941.[2] He also served as a Duval County Circuit Court judge.[3]
Education
Gibbs graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree from Washington and Lee University.
Biography
Gibbs served as a district judge for 22 years before retiring to private practice. He was appointed Attorney General on May 14, 1938, succeeding Cary Dayton Landis.[1]
The George Couper Gibbs residence at 2717 Riverside Avenue in Jacksonville was designed by Mellen Clark Greeley. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Riverside Historic District.[4]
Gibbs gave a World War II era commencment address at the University of Florida in 1940.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Cone Appoints Former Duval Circuit Judge". Tallahassee Democrat (via Newspapers.com). 15 May 1938. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "George Couper Gibbs, Attorney General". Florida Memory.
- ^ Cutler, Harry Gardner (1923). "History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical".
- ^ "The Prairie School Traveler". www.prairieschooltraveler.com.
- ^ "University of Florida Commencement Convocation". 1912.