Ernest Willard Gibson
Ernest Willard Gibson ( born December 29, 1871 in Londonderry, Windham County, Vermont, † June 20 1940 in Washington DC ) was an American politician ( Republican), who represented the state of Vermont in both chambers of the U.S. Congress.
After attending the public schools and the Black River Academy in Ludlow sat Ernest Gibson continued his education at Norwich University in Northfield, where he made his degree in 1894. In the same year he took a post as director of a high school, a position he held until 1898. He then completed in 1899 to study law at the University of Michigan, after which he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Brattleboro. Later he worked as a registration officer and court clerk at the Federal District Court. From 1899 to 1908 Gibson served in the National Guard of his state and reached the rank of Colonel, another service absolved from 1915 to 1923 at.
1906 Gibson was first politically active when he belonged to the House of Representatives from Vermont; two years later he moved into the state Senate and served as its president pro tempore. From 1919 to 1921 he was employed as a prosecutor, after which he was to 1922 as Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs member of the government of Vermont. In addition, he was active even in local politics and was a total of eight years, the city council of Brattleboro as Chairman before. In the meantime, he also served as Vice President of Norwich University.
Following the resignation of Congressman Porter H. Dale, who moved to the Senate, Gibson won the by-election to its mandate and moved on 6 November 1923, the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. There he remained after multiple re-election until October 19, 1933; during this period he was also Chairman of the Committee to control expenditure Ministry of Finance and the Committee on the U.S. territories. In his last term, he was the only member of parliament from Vermont, because the second electoral district of the state, which he had previously represented, was canceled after adjustments for census.
Gibson resigned because he should be the successor of the deceased on October 6, 1933 Porter H. Dale in the Senate. In November he returned hence back to Congress, where he remained for a re-election in 1938 until his death on 20 June 1940. Its seat then fell to his son Ernest, who later also became governor of Vermont.