Politician

Born:

February 18, 1812, Abingdon, Virginia

Died:

March 30, 1879, Abingdon, Virginia

Buried:

Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia

Notes:

•  "He was a nineteenth-century politician, merchant, sheriff and banker from Virginia. Born in Abingdon, Virginia, Gibson attended the common schools as a child. He moved to Huntsville, Alabama in 1833, but moved back to Abingdon in 1834 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was deputy sheriff of Washington County, Virginia in 1834 and 1835 and was appointed postmaster of Abingdon in 1837, serving until 1849. Gibson was elected a Conservative to the United States House of Representatives in 1869, serving from 1870 to 1871. After declining reelection in 1870, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and banking until his death in Abingdon, Virginia on March 30, 1879. He was interred there in Sinking Spring Cemetery." - Wikipedia

•  He moved to Huntsville, AL in 1833, but moved back to Abingdon in 1834. - Wikipedia

•  Postmaster of Abingdon from 1837-1849
     Politician (US House of Representatives) - Wikipedia


Related Links:

•  Congress - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

•  Find A Grave - Bio by Bobb Edwards.

•  Wikipedia - Short bio