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He was married in 1895 to Irene, daughter of Chiswell Dabney Langhorne of Richmond, Va., and made New York city his home.

He travelled in Europe and Africa where he gathered rare material from which he illustrated life as he saw it in London and in Egypt. He confined his work chiefly to illustrating books and the pages of Life. His published volumes include: Drawings (1894); Pictures of People (1890); London (1897); Sketches and Cartoons (1898); Sketches in Egypt (1899); and The Education of Mr. Pipp (1899), pen and ink drawings in portfolio form with brief explanatory titles.

GIBSON, Charles Hopper, senator, was born in Queen Anne county, Md., Jan. 19, 1842; son of Woolman Jonathan and Anna Maria (Hopper) Gibson, and grandson of Charles and Louisa (Thomas) Gibson, and of Daniel C. and Maria (Thomas) Hopper. He was prepared for college at Centreville academy and at the Archer school, and was graduated from Washington college, Chestertown, Md. He was admitted to the bar in 1804 and practised at Easton, Md. He was appointed commissioner in chancery in 1869 and auditor in 1870, resigning both offices in the latter year to become state's attorney for Talbot county, which office he held until 1878. He was a Democratic representative in the 49th, 50th and 51st congresses, 1885–91. On Nov. 19, 1891, he was appointed by Governor Jackson, U.S. senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ephraim K. Wilson. He was elected to the position Jan. 21, 1892, and served until March 4, 1897. He was married in 1889 to Mrs. M. F. (Powell) Hollyday, sister of Mrs. John Randolph Tucker. He died in Washington, D.C., March 21, 1900.

GIBSON, George, soldier, was born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1783; son of Col. George Gibson (born 1747), an officer in the American army during the Revolution, who was mortally wounded at the battle of Miami, Nov. 4, 1791, and died Dec. 14, 1791. John Gibson, 1740–1822, officer in the French and Indian war, commander of the Western military department during the latter part of the Revolutionary war, judge of the court of common pleas, major general of Pennsylvania militia, secretary of the territory of Indiana, 1801–11. and acting governor of the state, 1811–13, was his uncle. George joined the U.S. army as captain May 3, 1808, was made major in 1811 and lieutenant-colonel of the 5th infantry in 1812, serving through the war with Great Britain, 1812–14. In 1810 he was made quartermaster-general and was with General Jackson in the Florida campaign. In 1818 he was promoted commissary-general, and in 1826 received the brevet of brigadier general for faithful services. In the Mexican war he was conspicuous for his care of the army, and was brevetted major-general for meritorious conduct. He remained in the commissary department up to the time of his death which occurred at Washington, D.C., Sept. 29, 1801.

GIBSON, Henry Richard, representative, was born on Kent Island, Queen Anne county, Md., Dec. 24, 1837; son of Woolman and Catherine (Carter) Gibson. He was graduated from Hobart college, Geneva, N.Y., in 1802. He served in the commissary department of the Federal army, 1803–05, attended the Albany, N.Y., law school, and was admitted to the bar in December, 1865. In 1866 he removed to Knoxville, Tenn., and later in the same year to Jacksboro, Tenn. He was appointed by Governor W. G. Brownlow commissioner of claims in 1868, and in 1869 was elected a delegate to the state constitutional convention. He served in both branches of the state legislature as senator in 1871–72, and as a representative in 1875–76. In 1870 he returned to Knoxville, and in 1879 founded and became editor of the Knoxville Republican. In 1881 he investigated the "Star Route frauds" as agent of the postoffice department. In 1882 he became editor of the Knoxville Daily Chronicle. In 1883 he was appointed by President Arthur U.S. pension agent at Knoxville. He served as chancellor of the second chancery division of Tennessee, 1886–94. He was a Republican representative from the second district of Tennessee in the 54th–58th congresses, 1895–1905. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Hobart in 1893. He is the author of Suits in Chancery (1891), a standard authority in equity practice.

GIBSON, John Bannister, jurist, was born in Carlisle, Pa., Nov. 8, 1780; son of Col. George Gibson of the American army during the Revolution. He was educated at Dickinson college in the class of 1798; was admitted to the bar in 1803; represented his district in the state legislature, 1810–11; was judge of the 11th Pennsylvania circuit, 1813–16; judge of the supreme court of the state, 1816–27, and chief justice of that court, 1827–51. He was elected a member of the American philosophical society in 1821 and received the honorary degree of LL.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1838 and from Harvard in 1847. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., May 3, 1853.

GIBSON, Randall Lee, senator, was born near Versailles, Woodford county. Ky., Sept. 10, 1832; son of Tobias and ——— (Preston) Gibson, and