John George Gibson
John George Gibson PC, QC (13 February 1846 - 28 June 1923), was an Irish lawyer and Conservative politician.
Background and education
Gibson was the youngest son of William Gibson of Merrion Square, Dublin, and Rockforest, County Tipperary. Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne, was his elder brother. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin and was called to the bar at King's Inns, Dublin in 1870.
Legal career
Gibson was made an Irish Queen's Counsel in 1880, and 3rd Serjeant-at-Lavv in 1885.[1] In 1885 he was elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton.[2] He was Solicitor General for Ireland from November 1885 to January 1886 and Attorney-General for Ireland from 1887 to 1888. He resigned his seat in 1888 to become an Irish High Court Judge. Maurice Healy in his memoir The Old Munster Circuit praises Gibson's charm and sense of fairness, although he rated him far below his brother Lord Ashbourne as a lawyer.[3]
Family
In 1871, Gibson married his cousin, Ann Sophia Matilda Hare, of Deer Park, County Tipperary, and lived at 38 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin. His elder brother Edward Gibson became Baron Ashbourne and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Gibson died at the age of 77.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Gibson
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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New constituency | Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton 1885 – 1888 |
Succeeded by Miles Walker Mattinson |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by John Monroe |
Solicitor-General for Ireland 1885-1886 |
Succeeded by Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot |
Preceded by Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot |
Solicitor-General for Ireland 1886-1887 |
Succeeded by Peter O'Brien |
Preceded by Hugh Holmes |
Attorney-General for Ireland 1887 |
Succeeded by Peter O'Brien |