Henry R. Gibson

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Henry Richard Gibson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byJohn Chiles Houk
Succeeded byNathan W. Hale
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1875–1877
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office
1871–1873
Personal details
BornDecember 24, 1837 (1837-12-24)
Kent Island, Maryland, US
DiedMay 25, 1938 (1938-05-26) (aged 100)
Washington, D.C., US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Frances (Reed) Gibson (m. 1863–1919, her death)
Lizzie (Beckerdite) Clark (m. 1920)[1]
RelationsCharles Hopper Gibson (cousin)[2]
Children2[1]
Alma materHobart College
Albany Law School
ProfessionAttorney, newspaper editor, author

Henry Richard Gibson (December 24, 1837 – May 25, 1938) was an American attorney and politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1895 to 1905. He also served as a state chancery court judge, and was a delegate to Tennessee's 1870 constitutional convention. Outside politics he wrote and edited several books on federal and state law.

  1. ^ a b Mary Rothrock (ed.), The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1972), pp. 420–421.
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