Ernest Willard Gibson

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Ernest Willard Gibson

Born December 29, 1872(1872-12-29)
Londonderry, Vermont, U.S.
Died June 20, 1940 (aged 67)
Washington, DC
For his son and Governor of Vermont, see Ernest W. Gibson, Jr..

Ernest Willard Gibson (December 29, 1872 - June 20, 1940) was a United States Representative and Senator from Vermont.

Gibson graduated from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont in 1894 where he was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity, and from the University of Michigan School of Law. He was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1906 and to the Vermont State Senate. He served in the Vermont National Guard from 1899 to 1908, then returned to service from 1915 to 1923.

In 1923, Gibson was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. In November, 1933, he was appointed to the U.S. Senate, where he served until his death.

Gibson's son, Ernest William Gibson, Jr., was also a U.S. Senator from Vermont.

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Preceded by
Porter H. Dale		 U.S. Representative from Vermont's 2nd district
1923 - 1933		 Succeeded by
None (district eliminated)
Preceded by
John Eliakim Weeks		 U.S. Representative from Vermont's 1st district
1933 - 1933		 Succeeded by
Charles A. Plumley
Preceded by
Porter H. Dale		 U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Vermont
1933—1940		 Succeeded by
Ernest W. Gibson, Jr.
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United States Senators from Vermont
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Class 3: Bradley • Paine • Bradley • Chase • Fisk • Palmer • Chase • Prentiss • Crafts • Upham • Phelps • Brainerd • Collamer • Poland • Morrill • Ross • Dillingham • Dale • Gibson, Sr. • Gibson, Jr. • Aiken • Leahy
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