David Gibbs (politician)

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

David Gibbs
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 36th district
In office
January 1992 – January 2013
Preceded byH. Scott Ross
Succeeded byKarl Gibbs
Personal details
Born(1936-05-28)May 28, 1936
West Point, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 2013(2013-01-13) (aged 76)
Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

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
  1. Obituary
  2. Representative David Gibbs
  3. "Mississippi House honors late Rep. David Gibbs". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. "State Rep. David Gibbs dies at 76". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  5. Representative David Gibbs, Mississippi House of Representatives Archived 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine


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