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Herbert Gibson (other)
Herbert Gibson (1896–1954) was a British politician. Herbert Gibson may also refer to: *Sir Herbert Gibson, 1st Baronet, of Great Warley (1851–1932), English lawyer, president of the Law Society – see Gibson baronets *Sir Herbert Gibson, 1st Baronet, of Linconia and Faccombe (1863–1934), British-Argentinian merchant and agriculturist See also *George Herbert Gibson (1846–1921), Anglo-Australian writer of humorous ballads and verse *Gibson (surname) {{hndis, Gibson, Herbert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Gibson
Herbert Mellor Gibson (22 February 1896 – 27 March 1954) was a member of the British co-operative movement and a Labour Party (UK), Labour politician. Gibson was the youngest of five children, who was brought up in poverty after his mother was widowed. He first gained employment as an office boy at Manchester Town Hall, and worked for many years in local government of the United Kingdom, local government. He studied economics and political history at the Co-operatives UK#Holyoake House, Co-operative College, Holyoake House. At the 1929 United Kingdom general election, 1929 general election he was nominated as the Co-operative Party, Labour and Co-operative candidate for the Mossley (UK Parliament constituency), Mossley constituency and successfully unseated the sitting MP, Austin Hopkinson. His membership of parliament was short-lived, and Hopkinson regained the seat at the 1929 United Kingdom general election, next election in 1931. Gibson continued his involvement with co-ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |