Background
Gibson, Henry Richard was born in 1837 in Kent, Island, Maryland, United States. Son of Woolman and Catherine (Carter) Gibson.
Gibson, Henry Richard was born in 1837 in Kent, Island, Maryland, United States. Son of Woolman and Catherine (Carter) Gibson.
Bachelor of Arts, Hobart, 1862, A.M., 1865, Doctor of Laws, 1892. Served in commissary department Union Army, 1863-1865. Studied in Albany (New York) Law School.
Admitted to bar, 1865. Removed to Tennessee, 1866. Commissioner of claims, 1868-1869.
Delegate Constitutional Convention, 1870. Member Senate, 1871-1872. Republican nominee for presidential elector, 1872 and 1880.
Member House of Representatives, 1875-1876. Founded, and editor, Knoxville Republican, 1879-1881. Postoffice inspector, 1881-1882.
Editor Knoxville Daily Chronicle, 1882-1884. United States pension agent, 1883-1885. Chancellor, 2d Division of Tennessee, 1886-1894.
Member 54th to 58th Congresses (1895-1905), 2d Tennessee District Home: Washington, Distric.
Member Senate, 1871-1872. Member House of Representatives, 1875-1876. Member 54th to 58th Congresses (1895-1905), 2d Tennessee District.
Married 1st Frances M. Reed, September 1863 (died 1918).; married second, Lizzie R. Clark, July 1920. Children: Helen, Frances.