| LC control no. | n 91104015 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gibson, John, 1740-1822 |
| See also | Indiana Territory. Governor (1812-1813 : Gibson) |
| Associated place | Indiana Territory Indiana |
| Birth date | 1740 |
| Death date | 1822 |
| Place of birth | Lancaster (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Profession or occupation | Army officer Trader Adventurer |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Indiana Historical Society for Vincennes miscellaneous papers collection, 1769-1908 (John Gibson) LC data base, 10-11-91 (hdg.: Gibson, John, 1740-1822) Enc. of frontier bio., 1988 (John Gibson, 1740-1822; army officer, Indian trader, and adventurer; b. Lancaster, Pa.; d. Braddock's Field, Philadelphia) Wikipedia, July 25, 2007 (under Indiana Territory: John Gibson, the Territorial Secretary, was acting Governor during Harrison's absences from July 4, 1800 to January 10, 1801 and from June 1812 to May 1813) Governor of the state of Indiana website, July 25, 2007: previous governors (territorial governors: John Gibson (1740-1822), July 4, 1800-Jan. 10, 1801; June, 1812-May, 1813; Acting Territorial Governor of Indiana; Thomas Jefferson appointed the sixty-year-old Gibson secretary of the Indiana Territory in 1800, in which office he served until 1816. Although Gibson is known as Indiana's second territorial governor, he was really only acting governor during William Henry Harrison's absences) |
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