Charles E. Gibson Jr.

Charles Edward Gibson Jr. was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, on December 20, 1925.{{sfn|State of Vermont Legislative Directory}} He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1944.{{sfn|State of Vermont Legislative Directory}}{{sfn|"Charles E. Gibson Opens Law Office in St. Johnsbury"}} He attended the University of Michigan, from which he graduated in 1949, and the University of Michigan Law School, from which he graduated in 1952.{{sfn|State of Vermont Legislative Directory}}

After admission to the bar, Gibson practiced in the St. Johnsbury office of Sterry R. Waterman and John H. Downs.{{sfn|"Charles E. Gibson Opens Law Office in St. Johnsbury"}} In 1954, he opened his own office in St. Johnsbury.{{sfn|"Charles E. Gibson Opens Law Office in St. Johnsbury"}}

A Republican, Gibson was state's attorney of Caledonia County from 1955 to 1960.{{sfn|State of Vermont Legislative Directory}} He served as Judge of the Caledonia Municipal Court from 1960 to 1962.{{sfn|State of Vermont Legislative Directory}} From 1961 to 1963, he served as Vermont's Deputy Attorney General.{{sfn|State of Vermont Legislative Directory}} In 1962, Gibson was a successful candidate for the Republican nomination for Vermont Attorney General, defeating John S. Burgess.{{sfn|"Gibson Over Burgess"}} He went on to win the general election by defeating Democrat Robert W. Larrow, and he served one term, January 1963 to January 1965.{{sfn|State of Vermont Legislative Directory}}{{sfn|"Philip Hoff Elected Vermont Governor"}}

After leaving office, Gibson returned to practicing law, and became a resident of Montpelier. He continued to remain active in politics. In 1966, he was one of a group of former attorneys general and legislators who endorsed James L. Oakes for Attorney General.{{sfn|"Advertisement: Vote for Jim Oakes"}} In May 1968, he was one of the attorneys who organized an effort to endorse Richard C. Thomas for Vermont Secretary of State.{{sfn|"Lawyers for Thomas Committee Formed"}} In September 1968, he was chairman of the committee that drafted the platform for the Vermont Republican Party.{{sfn|"GOP Moves Cautiously on Gun Control"}} In 1972 and 1974, he was one of several former attorneys general who endorsed Kimberly B. Cheney for the position.{{sfn|"Advertisement: Cheney for Attorney General"}}{{sfn|"Salmon Lags $6,000-plus Behind Kennedy in Gubernatorial Campaign 'Gifts'"}} Also in 1974, Gibson was chairman of the group of attorneys who endorsed Richard W. Mallary's campaign for the United States Senate.{{sfn|"Mallary Would Support Amendment on Finances"}}

In addition to practicing law, Gibson also took part in other government and legal activities, including serving as a member of the state board of bar examiners.{{sfn|"60 Percent Pass Exam: Law Grads Making the Grade"}}

In 1981, Gibson served on the panel that reviewed applications and made a recommendation when Vermont's two US District Court judges appointed a full-time magistrate to replace four part-time individuals who had performed the magistrate's function.{{sfn|"Full-Time Magistrate to Replace Part-Timers"}}

In retirement, Gibson continued to reside in Montpelier.{{sfn|"Obituary, Kenneth Stewart Gibson"}} He died in a Barre, Vermont nursing home on October 10, 2017.{{sfn|"Charles E. Gibson Jr. Obituary"}}

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• {{cite book |date=1969 |title=State of Vermont Legislative Directory |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HS4omAo9tQ0C&q=%22december+20%2C+1925%22 |location=Montpelier, VT |publisher=Vermont Secretary of State |page=651 |ref={{sfnRef|State of Vermont Legislative Directory}}}}

• {{cite news |date=June 7, 1954 |title=Charles E. Gibson Opens Law Office in St. Johnsbury |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/199549375/ |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=5 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Charles E. Gibson Opens Law Office in St. Johnsbury"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=September 12, 1962 |title=Gibson Over Burgess |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/198954908/ |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=1 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Gibson Over Burgess"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=November 4, 1966 |title=Advertisement: Vote for Jim Oakes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/63034565/ |newspaper=Bennington Banner |location=Bennington, VT |page=11 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Advertisement: Vote for Jim Oakes"}}}}
• {{cite news |agency=Free Press Capitol Bureau |date=May 14, 1968 |title=Lawyers for Thomas Committee Formed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/199411268/ |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=3 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Lawyers for Thomas Committee Formed"}}}}
• {{cite news |agency=Free Press Capitol Bureau |date=September 13, 1968 |title=GOP Moves Cautiously on Gun Control |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/200242378/ |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=3 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"GOP Moves Cautiously on Gun Control"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=September 7, 1972 |title=Advertisement: Cheney for Attorney General |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/63040973/ |newspaper=Bennington Banner |location=Bennington, VT |page=8 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef| "Advertisement: Cheney for Attorney General"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=November 7, 1962 |title=Philip Hoff Elected Vermont Governor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/200175255/ |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=1 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Philip Hoff Elected Vermont Governor"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=October 28, 1974 |title=Mallary Would Support Amendment on Finances |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/200351275/ |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=12 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Mallary Would Support Amendment on Finances"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=November 1, 1974 |title=Salmon Lags $6,000-plus Behind Kennedy in Gubernatorial Campaign 'Gifts' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/200254192/ |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=7 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Salmon Lags $6,000-plus Behind Kennedy in Gubernatorial Campaign 'Gifts'"}}}}
• {{cite news |last=Smith |first=Jane |date=October 4, 1978 |title=60 Percent Pass Exam: Law Grads Making the Grade |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/200690861/ |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=1 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"60 Percent Pass Exam: Law Grads Making the Grade"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=September 20, 1981 |title=Full-Time Magistrate to Replace Paret-Timers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/200390192/ |newspaper=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=26 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Full-Time Magistrate to Replace Part-Timers"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=October 17, 2013 |title=Obituary, Kenneth Stewart Gibson |url=http://www.stowetoday.com/waterbury_record/community/obituaries/kenneth-stewart-gibson/article_94d80ebe-3691-11e3-a550-0019bb2963f4.html |newspaper=Waterbury Record |location=Waterbury, VT |ref={{sfnRef|"Obituary, Kenneth Stewart Gibson"}}}}
• {{cite news |date=October 12, 2017 |title=Charles E. Gibson Jr. Obituary |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesargus/obituary.aspx?n=charles-e-gibson&pid=186923329 |work=The Times Argus |location=Barre, VT |ref={{sfnRef|"Charles E. Gibson Jr. Obituary"}}}}

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