Flavius M. Gibson Explained

Flavious M. Gibson
Office:President pro tempore of the Texas Senate
Term Start:March 5, 1917
Term End:March 21, 1917
Predecessor:John M. Henderson
Successor:Ed Westbrook
Term Start1:September 22, 1914
Term End1:September 23, 1914
Predecessor1:James R. Wiley
Successor1:Wright C. Morrow
State Senate2:Texas
District2:3rd
Term Start2:January 14, 1913
Term End2:January 11, 1921
Predecessor2:B. B. Sturgeon
Successor2:Henry Lewis Darwin
Birth Name:Flavius Marion Gibson
Birth Date:12 February 1867
Birth Place:Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Bonham, Texas, U.S.
Resting Place:Wild Willow Cemetery, Bonham, Texas
Occupation:Educator, politician
Party:Democratic

Flavius Marion Gibson Sr. (February 12, 1867 – April 6, 1922) was a Texas legislator who served in the Texas Senate for district 3 representing Fannin County and Bonham County. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Personal life

Flavius Marion Gibson[1] was born in Virginia on February 12, 1867. At the age of two, Gibson and his family moved to Texas. He was a teacher and was a superintendent for a public school, he also practiced law. He died on April 6, 1922, at the age of 55, in his home in Bonham, Texas following a ten day long illness. His final resting place is Wild Willow Cemetery in Bonham, Texas.[2]

Political career

Gibson served in the Texas Senate for district 3 from 1913 to 1921, he also served as president protempore two times, however, one of those times was only at the end of session. He represented Fannin County and Lamar County. He was a member of the Democratic Party.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Mobile . lrl.texas.gov . 15 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Lowry . J. H. . Honey Grove Signal (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1922 . The Portal to Texas History . 15 February 2021 . English . 14 April 1922.
  3. Web site: Legislative Reference Library Legislators and Leaders Member profile . lrl.texas.gov . 15 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Legislative Reference Library Legislators and Leaders Senate Presidents Pro Tempore . lrl.texas.gov . 15 February 2021.