Sir James Puckering Gibson, 1st Baronet (14 August 1849 – 11 January 1912), was a Scottish

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politician. He was Lord Provost of

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1906-9 and Liberal MP for

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from 1909 to 1912.

Private life

He was a son of Thomas Gibson, JP. He was educated at the Edinburgh Institution and

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. He married, in 1874, Miss Potter of Barton Park,

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. They had no children. He was created a

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in 1909. From 1880 until his death he lived at 33

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. He was married to Marian Potter (d.1945).

Professional career

He was a Member of the Edinburgh Merchant Company and the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce.

Political career

Lord Provost, Edinburgh, 1906–09. He was the successful Liberal candidate for the

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under a large pale grey granite obelisk.

Election results

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, James 1849 births 1912 deaths Nobility from Edinburgh Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Edinburgh constituencies Scottish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918

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Alumni of the University of Edinburgh People educated at Stewart's Melville College Lord Provosts of Edinburgh