William Gibson (Australian politician)

William Gibson
Minister for Works and Railways
In office
10 December 1928 – 22 October 1929
Prime MinisterStanley Bruce
Preceded byWilliam Hill
Succeeded byJoseph Lyons
Postmaster-General of Australia
In office
5 February 1923 – 22 October 1929
Prime MinisterStanley Bruce
Preceded byAlexander Poynton
Succeeded byJoseph Lyons
Deputy Leader of the Country Party
In office
16 January 1923 – 19 November 1929
LeaderEarle Page
Preceded byWilliam Fleming
Succeeded byThomas Paterson
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Corangamite
In office
19 December 1931 – 7 August 1934
Preceded byRichard Crouch
Succeeded byGeoffrey Street
In office
14 December 1918 – 12 October 1929
Preceded byChester Manifold
Succeeded byRichard Crouch
Senator for Victoria
In office
1 July 1935 – 30 June 1947
Personal details
Born(1869-05-19)19 May 1869
Gisborne, Victoria, Australia
Died22 May 1955(1955-05-22) (aged 86)
Lismore, Victoria, Australia
Political partyCountry
Other political
affiliations
People's (1911)
Independent (1935–1939)
Spouse
Mary Paterson
(m. 1896⁠–⁠1944)
RelationsDavid Gibson (brother)
OccupationFarmer

William Gerrand Gibson (19 May 1869 – 22 May 1955) was an Australian politician. He was the first member of the Country Party elected to federal parliament, serving in the House of Representatives (1918–1929, 1931–1934) and as a Senator for Victoria (1935–1947). He was the party's deputy leader from 1923 to 1929 and was a government minister in the Bruce–Page government.