Eustace Gibson

Eustace Gibson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from West Virginia's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Preceded byn/a
Succeeded byCharles E. Hogg
Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1877
Preceded byAlexander W. Monroe
Succeeded byGeorge H. Moffett
Personal details
Born(1842-10-04)October 4, 1842
Culpeper County, Virginia, US
DiedDecember 10, 1900(1900-12-10) (aged 58)
Clifton Forge, Virginia, US
Resting placeHuntington, West Virginia, US
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
Years of service1861–1863
RankCaptain
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Eustace Gibson (October 4, 1842 – December 10, 1900) was a Democratic politician and lawyer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, who served in the Confederate Army and in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868. He moved to the State of West Virginia, where he served as a delegate and Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates, and then as representative from the now-defunct Fourth Congressional District of West Virginia for the U.S. House of Representatives.[1][2]

  1. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  2. ^
    • United States Congress. "Eustace Gibson (id: G000160)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.