Hugh Bold Gibb was a British businessman in Hong Kong and China and member of the

Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong ...

. Gibb was a senior partner of the firm Gibb, Livingston & Co. from July 1855. He was also director of the other companies including the China Fire Insurance Company. He was elected chairman of the

Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC; ) was founded on 29 May 1861, and is the oldest and one of the largest business organizations in Hong Kong. It has around 4,000 corporate members, who combined employ around one-third of Hong Kon ...

in 1864. Gibb was appointed a member of the

in 1866 during the absence of Thomas Sutherland. He served until 1871 when he resigned and was replaced by

Richard Rowett Richard Rowett (November 17, 1830 – July 13, 1887) was a leading political figure of nineteenth-century Illinois, a famous animal breeder and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was born in East Looe, Cornwall in 1830 ...

. He was appointed again to the Legislative Council in 1879 on the resignation of Henry Lowcock. He was replaced by Ng Choy in 1880, the latter becoming the first Chinese member of the Legislative Council on his appointment.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibb, Hugh Bold Hong Kong people of British descent British expatriates in Hong Kong Hong Kong businesspeople Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Year of birth missing Year of death missing