Henry R. Gibson

Henry R. Gibson

Henry Richard Gibson (born December 24, 1837 in Kent Island , Queen Anne's County , Maryland , †  May 25, 1938 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1905 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Gibson was a cousin of Charles Hopper Gibson (1842-1900), who represented Maryland in both houses of Congress between 1885 and 1896 . He attended the public schools of his home country, then until 1858 the Decker's Academy in Bladensburg and then until 1862 the Hobart College in Geneva ( New York ). During the Civil War he served in the Union Army between 1863 and 1865 . He was employed in food procurement ( Commissary Department ).

After a subsequent law degree at the Albany Law School in New York State and his admission as a lawyer in December 1865, he began to work in Knoxville (Tennessee) in his new profession. He moved to Jacksboro in early 1866 . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1868 he was appointed state commissioner to process claims against the Tennessee government. In 1870 Gibson was a delegate to a meeting to revise the state constitution. Between 1871 and 1875 he was a member of the Tennessee Senate ; from 1875 to 1877 he was a member of the State House of Representatives . In 1876 he returned to Knoxville, where he founded and published the newspaper "Knoxville Republican" in 1879. In 1882 he also published the Knoxville Daily Chronicle. In 1881 he was appointed Post Office Inspector . Henry Gibson worked for the Knoxville Federal Pension Agency from 1883 to 1885. From 1886 to 1894 he served as the head of the Tennessee Second District Court. From 1889 to 1906, also during his time as a congressman, he was a lecturer at Tennessee Medical College . There he specialized in law in the medical field.

In the congressional election of 1894 Gibson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the second constituency of Tennessee, where he succeeded John C. Houk on March 4, 1895 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1905 . The Spanish-American War took place during this period . In addition, the Philippines and Hawaii came under American administration at that time . In 1904 Gibson declined to run again.

After his retirement from the US House of Representatives, Gibson was involved in the revision of the legislation of the state of Tennessee until 1918. Then he retired, which he spent in the federal capital Washington. During this time he wrote several legal writings. He was also a consultant for a legal dictionary. Henry Gibson died on May 25, 1938 at the age of 100.

Web links

• Henry R. Gibson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Henry R. Gibson in the database of Find a Grave (English)