Alexander Gibson, Jr. was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. He represented York County

York County, New Brunswick

York County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by the Saint John River...

 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1899 to 1900 as a Liberal and represented York

York (electoral district)

York was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.It was created as part of the British North America Act in 1867. It consisted of the County of York...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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 member.

He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick

Fredericton, New Brunswick

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, the son of Alexander Gibson

Alexander Gibson (industrialist)

Alexander "Boss" Gibson was an industrialist in New Brunswick, Canada.He was born near Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, the son of John Gibson and Jane Neilson. In 1862, Gibson bought a sawmill and forest land in the Fredericton area...

 and Mary Ann Robinson. He resigned his seat in the provincial assembly to run for a federal seat in 1900. Gibson was unsuccessful in a bid for reelection to the federal parliament in 1904. He served as mayor of Marysville

Marysville, New Brunswick

Marysville is a Canadian suburban neighbourhood in the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick.Located in the northeast end of the city, Marysville is situated on the Nashwaak River 5 kilometres north of its confluence with the Saint John River...

, a town founded by his father and now part of Fredericton.