Barnett Gibbs

Barnett Gibbs (born May 19, 1851 in Yazoo City , Mississippi , †  October 4, 1904 in Dallas , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1887 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Texas.

Career

In 1868 graduated from Barnett Gibbs, the Spring Hill College in Mobile ( Alabama ). He then studied until 1870 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville . After studying law at Cumberland University and being admitted to the bar in 1873, he began working in this profession in Dallas. Between 1876 and 1882 he was the city's legal representative. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1882 to 1884 he sat in the Texas Senate , where he was particularly committed to the interests of farmers.

In 1884 Gibbs was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas alongside John Ireland . He held this office between 1885 and 1887. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. After serving as Lieutenant Governor, he returned to practice as a lawyer. He also got into the real estate business. Later he also worked in mining. In the 1890s he turned to the populist party . As their candidate, he applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the US House of Representatives in 1896 . Two years later he sought the office of governor of Texas just as unsuccessfully. In 1899 he returned to the Democrats. In the presidential elections of 1900 he campaigned for the Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan , whom he tried to prevent politically four years earlier. After the election lost for the Democrats and Bryan, Gibbs withdrew from politics to pursue his private business. He died on October 4, 1904 in Dallas, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Barnett Gibbs in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Barnett Gibbs in the Handbook of Texas
• The Political Graveyard