Frederick Jamison Gibbes (31 October 1839 – 17 January 1888) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Regentville near Penrith to William Gibbes and Harriet Eliza née Jamison. His middle name was sometimes spelt Jamieson.[1] He attended a variety of schools before studying at the University of Sydney, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1860. He then worked for the lands office until 1865, when he began studying for the bar. He was never successful in this, and instead entered business. On 18 April 1883 he married Mary Jane Gill, with whom he had two children.[2] A Newtown alderman from 1882 to 1886,[3] he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Newtown in 1882. When political parties emerged at the 1887 election, he joined the Free Trade Party and held the seat until his death the following year.[4][5][6] He did not hold ministerial or parliamentary office.[2]
His paternal grandfather, John George Nathaniel Gibbes, had been a significant figure in the first half of the 19th century, including as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council,[7] his maternal grandfather Sir John Jamison had large landholdings in the Penrith region,[8] while his uncle, Robert Thomas Jamison, was a member of the Legislative Assembly.[9]
Gibbes died at Moonbi on 17 January 1888 (aged 48), survived by his wife and two young children.[1][10] He was considered to be independently wealthy,[5][6] however his estate was declared bankrupt.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Death of Mr Gibbes MP". The Daily Telegraph. 18 January 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Mr Frederick Jamison Gibbes (1839-1888". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Frederick Jamieson Gibbes". Sydney's Aldermen. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Newtown". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Gibbes, Frederick Jamison, Esq". The Evening News. 18 September 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Mr F.J. Gibbes, M.L.A. for Newtown". Australian Town and Country Journal. 26 March 1887. p. 10. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Colonel John George Nathaniel Gibbes (1787-1873)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Walsh, G P (1967). "Jamison, Sir John (1776–1844)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Robert Thomas Jamison (1829-1878)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Death of Mr Gibbes, M.L.A." Australian Town and Country Journal. 21 January 1888. p. 18. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "In bankruptcy: Re the Estate of Frederick Jamison Gibbes, deceased". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 526. 4 October 1889. p. 7058. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Trove.