Thomas Nicholson Gibbs

The Hon. Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ontario South
In office 1867–1874
Succeeded by	Malcolm Cameron
In office 1876–1878
Preceded by	Malcolm Cameron
Succeeded by	Francis Wayland Glen
Senator for Newmarket, Ontario
In office 1880–1883
Appointed by	John A. Macdonald
Personal details
Born	(1821-03-11)March 11, 1821 Terrebonne, Lower Canada
Died	April 7, 1883(1883-04-07) (aged 62) Oshawa, Ontario
Political party	Liberal-Conservative
Relations	William Henry Gibbs, brother
Cabinet	Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1873) Secretary of State for the Provinces (1873) Minister of Inland Revenue (1873)

Thomas Nicholson Gibbs, PC (March 11, 1821 – April 7, 1883) was a Canadian parliamentarian.

Born in Terrebonne, Lower Canada (now Quebec), the eldest son of Thomas Gibbs and Caroline Tate, his family moved to Oshawa, Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1832. He became one of the most successful business men in Canada.

In 1867, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Ontario South. A Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in 1872. He was defeated in 1874 but was re-elected in an 1876 by-election. However, he was defeated again in 1878. In 1873, he was the Secretary of State for the Provinces, Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, and the Minister of Inland Revenue.

In 1880, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Newmarket, Ontario. He died in office in 1883.

External links

• "Thomas Nicholson Gibbs". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005. 
• Thomas Nicholson Gibbs – Parliament of Canada biography

Ministers of the Interior Secretaries of State for the Provinces (1867–1873) Archibald Howe Aikins (acting) Gibbs Ministers of the Interior of Canada (1873–1936) Campbell Laird Scott (acting) Mills J. Macdonald Macpherson White J. Macdonald (acting) Dewdney Daly H. Macdonald Scott (acting) Sifton Laurier (acting) Oliver Rogers Roche Meighen Lougheed Stewart Stevens (acting) Bennett Stewart Murphy Crerar

Ministers of Inland Revenue Ministers of Inland Revenue (1867–1892) Howland Campbell (acting) Morris Tupper O'Connor Gibbs Fournier Geoffrion Laflamme Cauchon Laurier Baby Aikins Costigan Controllers of Inland Revenue (1892–1897) Wood Prior de Lotbinière Ministers of Inland Revenue (1897–1918) de Lotbinière Bernier Brodeur Templeman Nantel Blondin Patenaude Sévigny Sifton† †The offices of Minister of Customs and Minister of Inland Revenue were amalgamated by Order in Council dated May 18, 1918.

Superintendents-General of Indian Affairs Langevin Howe Aikins (acting) Gibbs Campbell Laird Scott (acting) Mills Macdonald White Macdonald (acting) Dewdney Daly H. Macdonald Scott (acting) Sifton Laurier (acting) Oliver Rogers Roche Meighen Lougheed Stewart Stevens (acting) Bennett (acting) Stewart Mackenzie Murphy Crerar1 1The offices of Minister of Immigration and Colonization, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Mines and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs were abolished and the office of Minister of Mines and Resources was created and came in force on December 1, 1936.