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Gibson family of Brattleboro, Vermont

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  Ernest Willard Gibson (1871-1940) — also known as Ernest W. Gibson — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Londonderry, Windham County, Vt., December 29, 1871. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1906; member of Vermont state senate, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1912; Progressive candidate for Vermont state attorney general, 1914; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Windham County State's Attorney, 1919-21; Vermont secretary of civil and military affairs, 1922-23; appointed 1922; U.S. Representative from Vermont, 1923-33 (2nd District 1923-33, at-large 1933); U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1933-40; died in office 1940. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen; Redmen. Died, from pneumonia and a heart ailment, in Doctors' Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 20, 1940 (age 68 years, 174 days). Interment at Morningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of William Loren Gibson and Sarah Saville (Stowell) Gibson; married, November 25, 1896, to Grace Fullerton Hadley; father of Ernest William Gibson; grandfather of Ernest Willard Gibson (1927-2020).
  Political family: Gibson family of Brattleboro, Vermont.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Ernest W. Gibson (built 1944 at South Portland, Maine; sold to private owners 1947; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ernest William Gibson (1901-1969) — also known as Ernest W. Gibson — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., March 6, 1901. Republican. School teacher; athletic coach; mathematician; lawyer; Windham County State's Attorney, 1929-32; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1940-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of Vermont, 1947-50; U.S. District Judge for Vermont, 1950-69; died in office 1969. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Phi Delta Phi; Theta Chi. Died in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., November 4, 1969 (age 68 years, 243 days). Interment at Morningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Willard Gibson (1871-1940) and Grace Fullerton (Hadley) Gibson; married, October 9, 1926, to Dorothy Pearl Switzer; married 1961 to Ann Heaphy; father of Ernest Willard Gibson (1927-2020).
  Political family: Gibson family of Brattleboro, Vermont.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ernest Willard Gibson (1927-2020) — also known as Ernest W. Gibson — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., September 23, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Windham County State's Attorney, 1957-61; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1961-63; chair, Vermont Public Service Board, 1963-72; superior court judge in Vermont, 1972-83; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1983-97. Died in Northfield, Washington County, Vt., May 17, 2020 (age 92 years, 237 days). Interment at Morningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest William Gibson and Dorothy Pearl (Switzer) Gibson; married 1960 to Charlotte Elaine Hungerford; grandson of Ernest Willard Gibson (1871-1940).
  Political family: Gibson family of Brattleboro, Vermont.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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