Robert Gibson (UK politician)
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The Honourable Lord Gibson |
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| Chairman of the Scottish Land Court | |
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In office 1941–1965 |
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| Preceded by | Lord Murray |
| Succeeded by | Lord Birsay |
| Member of Parliament for Greenock |
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In office 1936–1941 |
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| Preceded by | Godfrey Collins |
| Succeeded by | Hector McNeil |
| Majority | 53.4% |
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Robert Gibson 20 April 1886 |
| Died | 9 April 1965 (aged 78) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Campbell |
| Residence | Juniper Green |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation | Politician, judge |
| Profession | Advocate |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1918 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Royal Garrison Artillery |
The Hon Robert Gibson, Lord Gibson FRSE (20 April 1886 – 9 April 1965) was a Scottish lawyer and politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenock from 1936 to 1941, and Chairman of the Scottish Land Court from 1941 to 1965.
He was born in Hamilton the son of Robert Gibson.
Gibson was educated at both the Hamilton Academy prep and senior schools and continued his studies at the University of Glasgow, where he was Cunninghame Gold Medallist in Mathematics, Donaldson Scholar in Chemistry, Major Young Bursar in Arts and Law, Metcalfe Bursar in Science, and Stewart Bursar and Prizeman in Law. He received degrees of M.A., B.Sc. and LL.B., all at the University of Glasgow. He was elected Secretary of the Glasgow University Students' Representative Council in 1909, and President in 1910.
In 1911, he was appointed Lecturer in Applied Electricity at Hamilton Technical School, located at Hamilton Academy, and taught in the Academy's senior school, one of his pupils being Thomas Cassells, who was also to serve as a Labour MP (for Dunbartonshire, and for the same period, 1936–41).
In 1913 he married Elizabeth Campbell Atkinson.
In 1915, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, Gibson joined the Royal Garrison Artillery as a Lieutenant. He rose to the rank of Captain but did not see active service, being returned to the Technical Training Staff of Scottish Command.
After the War, in 1918, Gibson was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates, and between 1929 and 1931, was Senior Advocate Depute, one of the country's senior prosecutors. He was a member of the Labour Party and stood in a number of elections, serving as Member of Parliament for Greenock from 1936 to 1941. He stood down from his seat in 1941, when he was appointed as Chairman of the Scottish Land Court, succeeding another former pupil of Hamilton Academy, David King Murray (Lord Murray.)
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