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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaWilliam GIBBONS
(1726-1800)
GIBBONS, William, a
Delegate from Georgia; born at Bear Bluff, S.C., April 8, 1726;
studied law in Charleston, S.C.; was admitted to the bar and
practiced in Savannah, Ga.; member of the colonial assembly
1760-1762; joined the Sons of Liberty in 1774, and on May 11, 1775,
was one of the party that broke open the magazine in Savannah and
removed 600 pounds of the King’s powder; delegate to the
Provincial Congress of July 1775, and was chosen a member of the
committee of safety on December 11, 1775; member of the executive
council 1777-1781; associate justice of Chatham County in 1781 and
1782; Member of the Continental Congress in 1784; member of the
State house of representatives in 1783, 1785-1789, and 1791-1793,
and served as speaker in 1783, 1786, and 1787; president of the
State constitutional convention in 1789; justice of the inferior
court of Chatham County 1790-1792; died in Savannah, Ga., September
27, 1800; interment probably in Colonial Park, formerly called the
Old Cemetery, or Christ Church Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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