Thomas Gibson (politician)
Thomas Gibson (born 1750 in Colony of Virginia , † May 13, 1814 in Ohio ) was an American politician ( Democratic Republican Party ). He was Ohio State Auditor from 1803 to 1808 .
Career
Thomas Gibson was born and raised in the Thirteen Colonies during the reign of George II . Nothing is known about his youth. He fought during the War of Independence . He then moved to the Northwest Territory , where he became an auditor of the territory . Ohio became a state in March 1803. The Ohio General Assembly convened for a session and on March 15, 1803, Gibson was elected Ohio's first Auditor of State. Gibson served a three-year term and was then re-elected by the Legislature on January 20, 1806 . He held the post until his resignation on March 1, 1808. He was also a member of the Freemasons . He was an early member of Nova Caesaree Lodge No. 10 in Cincinnati, Ohio and the first master of Scioto Lodge No. 2 in Chillicothe, Ohio from 1805 to 1807 . On December 11, 1799, he was elevated to Royal Arch Mason in Cincinnati Branch No. 2 . He died on May 3, 1814.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b William R. Denslow: 10,000 Famous Freemasons From A To J Part One , Kessinger Publishing, 2004, p. 110
- ^ Ohio General Assembly: Manual of Legislative Practice in the General Assembly of Ohio , Westbote Company, 1917, p. 207
- ^ William Alexander Taylor and Aubrey Clarence Taylor: Ohio Statesmen and Annals of Progress , Press of the Westbote Company, 1899, pp. 36 and 48
- ↑ Allen T. Wikoff: Annual Report , 1875, Nevins & Myers, State Printers, p. 15
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SURNAME | Gibson, Thomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1750 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Virginia |
DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1814 |
Place of death | Ohio |