Gibson Atherton

Gibson Atherton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th district
In office
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
Preceded byEbenezer B. Finley
Succeeded byGeorge L. Converse
Constituency14th district (1879–1881)
13th district (1881–1883)
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
August 20, 1885 – December 16, 1885
Appointed byGeorge Hoadly
Preceded byJohn W. Okey
Succeeded byWilliam T. Spear
Personal details
Born
Gibson Atherton

(1831-01-19)January 19, 1831[1]
Newark, Ohio, US
DiedNovember 10, 1887(1887-11-10) (aged 56)
Newark, Ohio, US
Resting placeCedar Hill Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMargaret A. E. Kumler
Childrenfour
Alma materDenison University
Miami University

Gibson Atherton (January 19, 1831 – November 10, 1887) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1879 to 1883.[2]

  1. ^ "Atherton One Name Study - Entry for Gibson Atherton". atherton.one-name.net.
  2. ^ Herringshaw, Thomas William (1909). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. p. 165.