Henry R. Gibson
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Henry Richard Gibson was an American
politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
for the 2nd congressional district
of Tennessee
.
, Maryland
in Queen Anne's County
. He attended the common schools at Kent Island and at Bladensburg, Maryland
. He graduated from Decker's Academy at Bladensburg in 1858 and from Hobart College
at Geneva, New York
in 1862. He served in the commissary department of the Union Army
from March 1863 to July 1865. He entered Albany Law School
in New York
in September 1865. He was admitted to the bar in December 1865 and commenced practice in Knoxville, Tennessee
in January 1866.
Henry Gibson moved to Jacksboro, Tennessee
in Campbell County
in October 1866. He was appointed commissioner of claims by Governor William G. Brownlow in 1868. He was a delegate to the state constitutional
convention in 1870. He was a member of the Tennessee Senate
from 1871 to 1875 and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from 1875 to 1877. He returned to Knoxville in 1876. He founded the Knoxville Republican in 1879 and became its editor. In 1881, he was appointed post office inspector, and in 1882 he became the editor of the Knoxville Daily Chronicle. He was appointed United States pension agent at Knoxville on June 22, 1883 and served until June 9, 1885.
From 1886 to 1894, he was chancellor of the second chancery division of Tennessee. He was a professor of medical jurisprudence
in the Tennessee Medical College from 1889 to 1906. In 1891, he was the author of Gibson’s Suits in Chancery. He was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fourth and the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1905, but he declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904.
He was an associate editor in 1896 and an associate reviser in 1918 of the Code of Tennessee. Gibson retired from public life and resided in Washington, D.C.
, being engaged as a writer, as an author, and as a consulting editor of the American and English Encyclopedia of Law and Practice. He died on May 25, 1938, aged 100, in Washington, D.C.
The remains were cremated and the ashes deposited in the Old Gray Cemetery at Knoxville, Tennessee.
United States
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politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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for the 2nd congressional district
Tennessee's 2nd congressional district
The 2nd congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes the east central part of the state....
of Tennessee
Tennessee
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.
Biography
He was born on Kent IslandKent Island, Maryland
Kent Island is the largest island in the Chesapeake Bay, and a historic place in Maryland. To the east, a narrow channel known as the Kent Narrows barely separates the island from the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the other side, the island is separated from Sandy Point, an area near Annapolis, by...
, Maryland
Maryland
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in Queen Anne's County
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Queen Anne's County is a county located on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 47,798. Its county seat and most populous municipality is Centreville. The census-designated place of Stevensville is the county's most populous place...
. He attended the common schools at Kent Island and at Bladensburg, Maryland
Bladensburg, Maryland
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. He graduated from Decker's Academy at Bladensburg in 1858 and from Hobart College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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at Geneva, New York
Geneva, New York
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in 1862. He served in the commissary department of the Union Army
Union Army
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from March 1863 to July 1865. He entered Albany Law School
Albany Law School
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in New York
New York
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in September 1865. He was admitted to the bar in December 1865 and commenced practice in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
in January 1866.
Henry Gibson moved to Jacksboro, Tennessee
Jacksboro, Tennessee
Jacksboro is a town in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,887 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Campbell County.-Geography:Jacksboro is located at...
in Campbell County
Campbell County, Tennessee
Campbell County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 40,716. Its county seat is Jacksboro. The Census Bureau has identified the county as a Micropolitan Statistical Area, designated the LaFollette Micropolitan Statistical Area for the largest...
in October 1866. He was appointed commissioner of claims by Governor William G. Brownlow in 1868. He was a delegate to the state constitutional
Tennessee State Constitution
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convention in 1870. He was a member of the Tennessee Senate
Tennessee Senate
The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.The Tennessee Senate, according to the state constitution of 1870, is composed of 33 members, one-third the size of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Senators...
from 1871 to 1875 and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee House of Representatives
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from 1875 to 1877. He returned to Knoxville in 1876. He founded the Knoxville Republican in 1879 and became its editor. In 1881, he was appointed post office inspector, and in 1882 he became the editor of the Knoxville Daily Chronicle. He was appointed United States pension agent at Knoxville on June 22, 1883 and served until June 9, 1885.
From 1886 to 1894, he was chancellor of the second chancery division of Tennessee. He was a professor of medical jurisprudence
Medical jurisprudence
Medical jurisprudence, or forensic medicine in the broad sense , now embraces all matters which may bring the physician into contact with the law...
in the Tennessee Medical College from 1889 to 1906. In 1891, he was the author of Gibson’s Suits in Chancery. He was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-fourth and the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1905, but he declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904.
He was an associate editor in 1896 and an associate reviser in 1918 of the Code of Tennessee. Gibson retired from public life and resided in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, being engaged as a writer, as an author, and as a consulting editor of the American and English Encyclopedia of Law and Practice. He died on May 25, 1938, aged 100, in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
The remains were cremated and the ashes deposited in the Old Gray Cemetery at Knoxville, Tennessee.