Background
Gibbs, Willis Benjamin was born on April 15, 1889 in Dupont, Georgia, United States. Son of Willis Bartow and Lilla (Johnson) Gibbs.
Gibbs, Willis Benjamin was born on April 15, 1889 in Dupont, Georgia, United States. Son of Willis Bartow and Lilla (Johnson) Gibbs.
Educated public schools and business college. Student Mercer University, 1910-1911.
Admitted to Georgia bar, 1911, and began practice in Jesup. Solicitor City Court (prosecuting attorney), 1913-1924. Solicitor General Brunswick Judicial Circuit (superior court prosecuting attorney), 1924-1939.
Member 76th Congress (1939-1941), 8th Georgia District.
Member Georgia State Board of Control for Eleemosynary Institutions, 1931-1937.
Married Florence Adel Reville, January 1, 1912. Children: Warner Benjamin, Betty (Mistress Joseph A. Leaphart).