Charles Reese Gibson
Full Name: Charles Reese GibsonDate of birth: June 21, 1842
Date of death: October 22, 1925
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 37 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (1) | Democrat | Waxahachie / Ellis | Speaker | Ellis |
| H | 45 | Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (2) (3) | Democrat | Waxahachie / Ellis | Ellis | |
| H | 45 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (4) | Democrat | Waxahachie / Ellis | Ellis |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 16th (4)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Waxahachie / Ellis
- Counties in district:
- Ellis
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Biographical Information
- 39th Legislature, 1st C.S., 9/21/1926, p. 362. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Biographical sketch. American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910, 1989.
- GIBSON, CHARLES REESE (1842-1925). Handbook of Texas Online.
- 27th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Charles Reese Gibson. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
- Biographical sketch, p. 264. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Biographical sketch, p. 248. "He [Gibson] has always been a democrat." Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
- Confederate States Army, Sergeant Major, Company F, 16th Alabama Infantry. Handbook of Texas Online.
- C.R. Gibson, birth date 6/21/1842, death date 10/22/1925, portrait, burial in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Ellis County. Find a Grave.
- Photograph. C.R. Gibson, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. C.R. Gibson, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. Charles Reese Gibson, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information
House Committees
- Congressional Districts
- County and County Boundaries
- Enrolled Bills (Chair)
- Public Printing
- State Printing Office at the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb
Joint Committees
House Committees
- Code of Criminal Procedure, Select
- Counties and County Boundaries
- Enrolled Bills
- Internal Improvements
- Judiciary No. 2
- Printing (Chair)
- State Asylums
Joint Committees
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