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Encyclopedia > Ernest W. Gibson, Jr.
Ernest W. Gibson, Jr.
Born
March 6, 1901
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died
November 4, 1969
Brattleboro

Ernest William Gibson, Jr. (1901-1969) was elected Governor of Vermont and appointed to the United States Senate. He was the son of Vermont Senator Ernest W. Gibson. Image File history File links Ernest_W._Gibson_Jr. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Brattleboro, Vermont Downtown Brattleboro, as seen looking Westerly from Wantastiquet Mountain. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Montpelier Burlington Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 24 923 km² 130 km 260 km 3. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Brattleboro, Vermont Downtown Brattleboro, as seen looking Westerly from Wantastiquet Mountain. ... This is a list of Governors of Vermont: As an Independent Republic Thomas Chittenden (None) 1778-1789 Moses Robinson (None) 1789-1790 Thomas Chittenden (None) 1790-1791 As a State Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Vermont ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Ernest W. Gibson may refer to: Ernest Willard Gibson, a U.S. Representative and Senator from Vermont Ernest William Gibson, a U.S. Senator from Vermont and son of Ernest Willard Gibson This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same...


Gibson graduated from Norwich University in 1923 and served on the faculty of New York Military Academy from 1923 to 1924. He was State's Attorney of Windham County from 1929 to 1933, assistant secretary of the Vermont State Senate from 1931 to 1933, and secretary of the Vermont State Senate from 1933 to 1940. Norwich University (NU) is a private college located in Northfield, VT. It is home to both a Corps of Cadets (NUCC) and a smaller traditional student population. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Windham County is a county located in the state of Vermont. ...


He was appointed to the U.S. Senate on June 24, 1940 as a Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, Ernest W. Gibson. He served from June 24, 1940, to January 3, 1941, but did not run for election to fill the vacancy. He served in the South Pacific during World War II and was discharged as a colonel. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II...


In 1946, Gibson challenged incumbent Governor Mortimer R. Proctor in the Republicans' gubernatorial primary. Gibson argued for change, saying "Under this rule a relatively small clique of people choose governors nearly 10 years in advance, supporting them up a series of political steps to the highest office." [1] Gibson won the primary and was elected Governor in 1946, in what was called "a repudiation by Vermont voters of political practices and traditions that have been long established -- a rebellion, not against outright mismanagement and inefficiency in the state government at Montpelier, but rather against the inertia and lack of aggressiveness of administration policies." [2] He resigned in 1950 to accept appointment as a United States district judge for the district of Vermont. Montpellier is the name of a Southern French city. ...


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Preceded by:
Ernest W. Gibson
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Vermont
1940—1941
Succeeded by:
George Aiken
Preceded by:
Mortimer R. Proctor
Governor of Vermont
1947—1950
Succeeded by:
Harold J. Arthur
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