Background
Gibbs, William Francis was born on August 24, 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Son of William Warren and Frances Ayers (Johnson) Gibbs.
Gibbs, William Francis was born on August 24, 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Son of William Warren and Frances Ayers (Johnson) Gibbs.
Student Harvard, scientific, 1906-1919. Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts, Columbia, 1913. East.D. (lion.), Stevens Institute Technology, 1938, New York University, 1955.
Honorary Doctor of Science, Harvard, 1947, Bowdoin College, 1955.
Step-son) Adrain C. Larkin. Organizer Gibbs Brothers, Incorporated., February 1922, Gibbs & Cox, Incorporated., 1929 (president). Controller of shipbuilding War Production Board, December 1942-September 1943.
Chairman Combined Shipbuilding Committee of Combined Chiefs of Staff, 1943.
Representative Office War Mobilization on Procurement Review Board of Navy, 1943.
Fellow Royal Society Arts. Arts, American Society M. East. (honorary), (associate) Institute Aeronautical Sciences. Member, Society, New York Academy Sciences, Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (vice president), Institution Naval Architects, American Society Naval Engineers, American Bureau Shipping (technical committee), North.E. Coast Institute Engineers and Shipbuilders, United States Naval Institute, National Academy Sciences, New York Bar, Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: University, Century, Broad Street, Piping Rock, India House, New York Yacht.
Married Mistress; children: Francis C., Christopher L.