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'''Florence Reville Gibbs''' (1890-1964) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] congresswoman, the first woman to represent [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. |
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|name = ''Flindersia amboinensis'' |
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|status = LR/nt |
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|status_system = IUCN2.3 |
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|regnum = [[Plantae]] |
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|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |
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|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |
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|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]] |
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|ordo = [[Sapindales]] |
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|familia = [[Rutaceae]] |
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|genus = ''[[Flindersia]]'' |
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|species = '''''F. amboinensis''''' |
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|binomial = ''Flindersia amboinensis'' |
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|binomial_authority = [[Jean Louis Marie Poiret|Poir.]] |
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'''''Flindersia amboinensis''''' is a species of [[plant]] in the [[Rutaceae]] family. It is found in [[Indonesia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]]. |
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Florence Reville was born [[April 4]], [[1890]], in [[Thomson]], [[McDuffie County]], Georgia. She grew up there, attending public schools, and then graduated from [[Brenau College]] in [[Gainesville]], Georgia. She married [[W. Benjamin Gibbs|Willis Benjamin Gibbs]], a Georgia attorney and politician. |
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==Source== |
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* Eddowes, P.J. 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/38146/all ''Flindersia amboinensis'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on [[21 August]] [[2007]]. |
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In 1938, W. Benjamin Gibbs was elected as a Democrat to represent Georgia's Eighth congressional district in the [[76th United States Congress]]. He took his seat on [[January 3]], [[1939]], and served until his death in 1940. Florence Gibbs was elected as a Democrat in the [[special election]] to fill the vacant seat left by her husband's death; she took office [[October 1]], 1940. She did not run in the [[general election]] to represent the district in the [[77th United States Congress]], and she left office January 3, 1941. |
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After leaving Congress, Florence Gibbs retired from public life and resided in [[Jesup]], Georgia, until her death there on [[August 19]], [[1964]]. |
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* Source: ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' |
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| before= [[W. Benjamin Gibbs]] |
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| after= [[John S. Gibson]] |
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Florence Reville Gibbs (1890-1964) was a Democratic congresswoman, the first woman to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives.
Florence Reville was born April 4, 1890, in Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia. She grew up there, attending public schools, and then graduated from Brenau College in Gainesville, Georgia. She married Willis Benjamin Gibbs, a Georgia attorney and politician.
In 1938, W. Benjamin Gibbs was elected as a Democrat to represent Georgia's Eighth congressional district in the 76th United States Congress. He took his seat on January 3, 1939, and served until his death in 1940. Florence Gibbs was elected as a Democrat in the special election to fill the vacant seat left by her husband's death; she took office October 1, 1940. She did not run in the general election to represent the district in the 77th United States Congress, and she left office January 3, 1941.
After leaving Congress, Florence Gibbs retired from public life and resided in Jesup, Georgia, until her death there on August 19, 1964.
References
- Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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