Gibson, Ernest William, Jr.

Born March 6, 1901, in Brattleboro, VT
Died November 4, 1969, in Brattleboro, VT

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
Nominated by Harry S Truman on September 15, 1949, to a seat vacated by James P. Leamy. Confirmed by the Senate on October 15, 1949, and received commission on October 18, 1949. Served as chief judge, 1966-1969. Service terminated on November 4, 1969, due to death.

Education:
George Washington University Law School
Norwich University, A.B., 1923

Professional Career:

Private practice, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1927-1940
State's attorney, Windham County, Vermont, 1929-1933
Assistant secretary, Vermont State Senate, 1931-1933
Secretary, Vermont State Senate, 1933-1940
U.S. senator from Vermont, 1940-1941
U.S. Army colonel, 1941-1945
Governor, Vermont, 1946-1950

Manuscript Collections

University of Vermont
Burlington, Vt.
Ernest W. Gibson, Jr., papers, 1950-1969.
15 cartons; finding aid; collection contains correspondence, legal papers, and material documenting Gibson's judicial career.

Portraits

Ernest William Gibson, Jr.; artist unknown; Photograph; n.d.; Clerk's Office, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. Reference image courtesy of the Clerk's Office, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. Further reproduction prohibited without permission of the clerk's office.

Additional images:

[Miscellaneous Career Photographs]; multiple creators; Photographs; n.d.; Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. Collection (C Collection, Box 3), Special Collections, University of Vermont Library, Burlington.

[Miscellaneous images of Ernest W. Gibson, Jr.]; multiple creators; Photographs; n.d.; Vermont Portraits Collection, Special Collections, University of Vermonth Library, Burlington.

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