| |  GIBBONS:
See also
William
Gibbons Bramham —
Tom
B. Brown —
Gibbons
G. Cornwell —
John
Patrick O'Brien —
Endicott
Peabody —
Asa
Evans Stratton, Jr. |
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Gibbons, A. B. —
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, Alpheus Deming
(c.1819-1900) —
also known as Alpheus D. Gibbons —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in East Granville, Granville, Hampden
County, Mass., about 1819.
Son of Timothy Gibbons and Abigail (Seymour) Gibbons.
Carriage
builder; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1878-79.
Died in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., January
4, 1900 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, Amy —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona 4th District, 2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
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Gibbons, Beth Sharp —
of Stone Mountain, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| | Gibbons,
Bill See William L.
Gibbons |
| | Gibbons,
Bob See R. H. Gibbons |
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Gibbons, Charles —
of Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Whig. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1845-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, Charles —
of Ohio.
Republican. Speaker, Republican National Convention, 1856.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, Charles —
of Stoneham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
|
| | Gibbons, D.
D. See Delmar D. Gibbons |
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Gibbons, David M. —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 1st
District, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, David T. —
of Nassau
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Gibbons, Dawn —
Member of Nevada
state house of representatives; elected 1998.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2007.
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Gibbons, Delmar D. (b.
1913) —
also known as D. D. Gibbons —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in 1913.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1946; member of
Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1947; Prohibition
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948;
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956; Prohibition candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1959; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1960.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, Dorothy F. —
of Michigan.
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Gibbons, Edward
(1816-1886) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Delaware, 1816.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1864-65.
Died in Calistoga, Napa
County, Calif., May 30,
1886 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Gibbons, Edward C. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan
state senate, 1944 (4th District), 1946 (5th District); candidate
in Republican primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, Eleanor K. —
of Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Gibbons, Genievive —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Gibbons, George W. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1896;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, George
Washington —
also known as George W. Gibbons —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 3rd District, 1910, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, Harold Joseph Patrick
(1910-1982) —
also known as Harold J. Gibbons —
of Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Archibald Patch, Lackawanna
County, Pa., April 10,
1910.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1952,
1956.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Teamsters
Union; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
The site of the original Sportsman's Park baseball stadium in St.
Louis, now a neighborhood playground, was named "Harold J.
Gibbons Field" for him.
Died, from complications of a ruptured aortic
aneurysm, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November, 1982
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Gibbons, Harriet N. —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980,
1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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Gibbons, Harry R. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1908,
1912;
Cook
County Treasurer.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, Helen —
of Centreville, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
|
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Gibbons, Howard —
of South Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, J. A. —
of Fort Benton, Chouteau
County, Mont.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, J. P. —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, James
(1834-1921) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 23,
1834.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; bishop of Richmond, Va., 1872-77; archbishop of
Baltimore, Md., 1877-1921; cardinal, 1886-1921; noted for his support
of the U.S. labor movement; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March 24,
1921 (age 86 years, 244
days).
Interment at Basilica
of the Assumption, Baltimore, Md.
|
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Gibbons, James —
of Ellensburg, Kittitas
County, Wash.
Mayor
of Ellensburg, Wash., 1955.
Still living as of 1955.
|
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Gibbons, James Arthur (b.
1944) —
also known as Jim Gibbons —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Sparks, Washoe
County, Nev., December
16, 1944.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; geologist;
airline
pilot; lawyer;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1989-93; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 2nd District, 1997-2006; Governor of
Nevada, 2007-; defeated, 1994.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Gibbons, Jay —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1861; expelled
from the Assembly, April 18, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Gibbons,
Jim See James Arthur
Gibbons |
| |
Gibbons, John —
of Georgia.
Georgia
state auditor, 1782.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, John —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1812-13.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, John, Jr. —
of Stuyvesant, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1932;
chair
of Columbia County Democratic Party, 1939-42.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, John B. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, John F. —
of Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, John H. —
of New York.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 42nd District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, John H. —
of Lackawanna, Erie
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Lackawanna, N.Y., 1920-21.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, John S. —
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1841-43.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, Junious —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Arizona
Democratic state chair, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Gibbons, L. A. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nevada, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Gibbons, Leo —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, Lile —
also known as Lile Rasmuson —
Daughter of Elmer
Edwin Rasmuson and Lile (Bernard) Rasmuson.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; elected 2000.
Female.
Swedish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Relatives:
Married to John A. Gibbons, Jr. |
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Gibbons, Liv —
of Sutton, Dublin, Ireland.
Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Democrats
Abroad, 2008; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Democrats Abroad, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Gibbons, Lyman
(1808-1879) —
Born in Dormansville, Albany
County, N.Y., June 3,
1808.
Son of John Gibbons and Elizabeth (Hall) Gibbons.
Lawyer;
planter;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1851-52; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1852-54; delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861.
Died in Claiborne, Monroe
County, Ala., June 27,
1879 (age 71 years, 24
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, M. G. —
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, P. A. —
of Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Gibbons, P. B. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, Patricia A. (b.
1947) —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 3,
1947.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 18th District, 2000.
Female.
Member, Civitan.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Gibbons, R. H. —
also known as Bob Gibbons —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Gibbons, Richard J. —
of Minnesota.
Reform candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Gibbons, Robert A. —
of Massachusetts.
Candidate in primary for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Gibbons, Sam Melville (b.
1920) —
also known as Sam M. Gibbons —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., January
20, 1920.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1953-58; member of Florida
state senate, 1959-62; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-97 (10th District 1963-67, 6th
District 1967-73, 7th District 1973-93, 11th District 1993-97);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1964,
1968,
1984,
1996.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
|
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Gibbons, Samuel C. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1952, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
|
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Gibbons, Thomas —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Mayor
of Savannah, Ga., 1791-92, 1794-95, 1799-1801.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gibbons, William
(1726-1800) —
of Georgia.
Born in Bear Bluff, Charleston
County, S.C., April 8,
1726.
County judge in Georgia, 1781-82; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1783, 1785-89, 1791-93; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1784; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1789.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., September
27, 1800 (age 74 years, 172
days).
Interment at Colonial
Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
|
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Gibbons, William —
of De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Mayor of
De Soto, Mo., 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
|
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Gibbons, William J. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Gibbons, William L. —
also known as Bill Gibbons —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Still living as of 2008.
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