Eustace Gibson
| Eustace Gibson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
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| Preceded by | n/a |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Hogg |
| Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
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In office – |
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| Preceded by | Alexander W. Monroe |
| Succeeded by | George H. Moffett |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 4, 1842 Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Died | December 10, 1900 (aged 58) Clifton Forge, Virginia |
| Resting place | Huntington, West Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | [[]] |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
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| Allegiance |
 Confederate States
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861–1863 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Eustace Gibson (October 4, 1842- was a Democratic politician and lawyer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, who served in the Confederate Army and in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868. He moved to the State of West Virginia, where he served as a delegate and Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates, and then as representative from the now-defunct Fourth Congressional District of West Virginia for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Eustace Gibson was born in Culpeper County, Virginia on October 4, 1842. He attended the common schools. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He opened his law practice in 1861.
Gibson entered the Confederate States Army in June 1861 as first lieutenant. He was promoted to captain in 1863 and retired as a result of his wounds. He served as a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868.
Gibson moved to Huntington, West Virginia in 1871. Voters elected him to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1876 and he was re-elected in 1878, after fellow delegates elected him their speaker in 1877.
In 1882, voters elected Gibson as a Democrat to the 48th United States Congress. He was re-elected in 1884 to the 49th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1887. While a member of the Forty-ninth Congress, he served as a chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice. His candidacies for renomination in 1886 and for nomination in 1888 were unsuccessful. Afterward, he returned to the practice of law.
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