Ernest Willard Gibson
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United States Senator from Vermont |
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In office November 21, 1933 – June 20, 1940 |
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| Preceded by | Porter H. Dale |
| Succeeded by | Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1933 – October 19, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | None (new district) |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Plumley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 2nd district |
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In office November 6, 1923 – March 3, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Porter H. Dale |
| Succeeded by | None (district eliminated) |
| Member of the Vermont Senate | |
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In office 1908–1910 |
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| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1906–1908 |
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December 29, 1872 Londonderry, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1940 (aged 67) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Fullerton Hadley |
| Children | Frank Hadley Gibson Ernest William Gibson, Jr. Doris Gibson Preston Fullerton Gibson |
| Alma mater |
Norwich University (B.S., M.A.) University of Michigan Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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Vermont National Guard United States Army |
| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Battles/wars |
Pancho Villa Expedition World War I |
Ernest Willard Gibson (December 29, 1872 – June 20, 1940) was a politician and lawyer from Vermont. He served as a United States Representative and Senator.
Ernest W. Gibson was born in Londonderry, Vermont on December 29, 1872, and attended local schools. He was a graduate of Black River Academy, where his classmates included Calvin Coolidge. He graduated from Norwich University in 1894, and was a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity. He received his Master of Arts degree from Norwich in 1896. He studied law with Eleazer L. Waterman and James Loren Martin, attended the University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1899.
Gibson was a high school principal in Chester from 1894 until 1898. He served as a Chester Village Trustee from 1895 to 1898.
He was a Trustee of Norwich University from 1899-1909 and again from 1919-1935, and served as Vice President of the Board of Trustees. Gibson received an honorary LL.D. from Norwich in 1926.
A Republican, after becoming an attorney he practiced in Brattleboro, where he also served as the Windham County Register of Probate and Deputy Clerk of Vermont's United States District Court. From 1904 to 1911 he was a Lecturer on Constitutional Law at Norwich University.
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