Charles E. Gibson Jr.

Charles E. Gibson Jr. (December 20, 1925 – October 10, 2017) was an attorney and Republican political official who served one term as Vermont Attorney General.

Biography[edit]

Charles Edward Gibson Jr. was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, on December 20, 1925.[1] He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1944.[1][2] He attended the University of Michigan, from which he graduated in 1949, and the University of Michigan Law School, from which he graduated in 1952.[1]

After admission to the bar, Gibson practiced in the St. Johnsbury office of Sterry R. Waterman and John H. Downs.[2] In 1954, he opened his own office in St. Johnsbury.[2]

A Republican, Gibson was state's attorney of Caledonia County from 1955 to 1960.[1] He served as Judge of the Caledonia Municipal Court from 1960 to 1962.[1] From 1961 to 1963, he served as Vermont's Deputy Attorney General.[1] In 1962, Gibson was a successful candidate for the Republican nomination for Vermont Attorney General, defeating John S. Burgess.[3] He went on to win the general election by defeating Democrat Robert W. Larrow, and he served one term, January 1963 to January 1965.[1][4]

After leaving office, Gibson returned to practicing law, and became a resident of Montpelier. He continued to remain active in politics. In 1966, he was one of a group of former attorneys general and legislators who endorsed James L. Oakes for Attorney General.[5] In May 1968, he was one of the attorneys who organized an effort to endorse Richard C. Thomas for Vermont Secretary of State.[6] In September 1968, he was chairman of the committee that drafted the platform for the Vermont Republican Party.[7] In 1972 and 1974, he was one of several former attorneys general who endorsed Kimberly B. Cheney for the position.[8][9] Also in 1974, Gibson was chairman of the group of attorneys who endorsed Richard W. Mallary's campaign for the United States Senate.[10]

In addition to practicing law, Gibson also took part in other government and legal activities, including serving as a member of the state board of bar examiners.[11]

In 1981, Gibson served on the panel that reviewed applications and made a recommendation when Vermont's two US District Court judges appointed a full-time magistrate to replace four part-time individuals who had performed the magistrate's function.[12]

In retirement, Gibson continued to reside in Montpelier.[13] He died in a Barre, Vermont nursing home on October 10, 2017.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g State of Vermont Legislative Directory.
  2. ^ a b c "Charles E. Gibson Opens Law Office in St. Johnsbury".
  3. ^ "Gibson Over Burgess".
  4. ^ "Philip Hoff Elected Vermont Governor".
  5. ^ "Advertisement: Vote for Jim Oakes".
  6. ^ "Lawyers for Thomas Committee Formed".
  7. ^ "GOP Moves Cautiously on Gun Control".
  8. ^ "Advertisement: Cheney for Attorney General".
  9. ^ "Salmon Lags $6,000-plus Behind Kennedy in Gubernatorial Campaign 'Gifts'".
  10. ^ "Mallary Would Support Amendment on Finances".
  11. ^ "60 Percent Pass Exam: Law Grads Making the Grade".
  12. ^ "Full-Time Magistrate to Replace Part-Timers".
  13. ^ "Obituary, Kenneth Stewart Gibson".
  14. ^ "Charles E. Gibson Jr. Obituary".

Sources[edit]

Books[edit]

  • State of Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1969. p. 651.

Newspapers[edit]

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Preceded by Attorney General of Vermont
1963–1965 		Succeeded by
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