David Gibbs (politician) explained

Birth Date:28 May 1936
Birth Place:West Point, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
State House:Mississippi
Termstart:January 1992
Termend:January 2013
Successor:Karl Gibbs
District:36th
Party:Democratic
Predecessor:H. Scott Ross

David Gibbs (May 28, 1936  - January 13, 2013) was an American politician.

Born in West Point, Mississippi, Gibbs served in the Mississippi House of Representatives, as a Democrat, representing District 36 which covers parts of Clay, Lowndes, and Monroe counties, from 1992 until his death.[1] [2] Gibbs is a former chairman of the House County Affairs Committee.[3] He resigned from office just a week before his death from cancer at Northeast Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi.[4]

Gibbs was a loan broker and consultant. He went to Faulkner University, Mississippi State University, and Kentucky State University. He served on the Clay County, Mississippi county board of supervisors. He was also a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee in Mississippi.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/01/friends_colleagues_remember_st.html Obituary
  2. http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/3667/david-gibbs Representative David Gibbs
  3. Web site: Mississippi House honors late Rep. David Gibbs. Clarion Ledger. 21 January 2013.
  4. Web site: State Rep. David Gibbs dies at 76. Clarion Ledger. 21 January 2013.
  5. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/gibbs.xml Representative David Gibbs, Mississippi House of Representatives