John Lloyd Gibbons
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John Lloyd Gibbons (25 August 1837 – 25 April 1919) was an engineering surveyor, justice of the peace, county councillor for Bilston and a Liberal Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South from 1898 to 1900.
John Lloyd Gibbons, JP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South | |
| In office 3 February 1898 – 2 October 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Pelham Villiers |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Norman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1837 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 25 April 1919 (aged 81) Dudley, Worcestershire, England |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Emma Eliza White (1885 – 1896) 2. Eliza Grey Ballenden (1899 – His death) |
| Parent(s) | Henry Gibbons and Elizabeth Saunders |
| Occupation | Engineering Surveyor |
Known for | Liberal Unionist Party politician |
Background
Gibbons was born on 25 August 1837 to Wolverhampton-born manufacturing chemist Henry Gibbons and his wife Elizabeth (née Saunders) from Wednesfield, Staffordshire.[1][2]
He married Emma Eliza White of Stroud, Gloucestershire in 1885 in Wolverhampton.;[3] she died in 1896. He remarried in 1898 to Eliza Grey Ballenden[4] of Sedgley, Staffordshire.
Politics and public life
Gibbons was county magistrate for the Sedgley Petty Sessions Division.[5]
He was elected as County Councillor for North Bilston in 1891, the same year that the family took up residence at Ellowes Hall, a stately home located in Sedgley, Staffordshire.[6]
He was elected as member of parliament for Wolverhampton South at the 3 February 1898 by-election following the death of Charles Pelham Villiers on 16 January 1898.[6]
Personal life
Gibbons died on 25 April 1919 and was buried at All Saints Church, Sedgley. His widow sold Ellowes Hall later the same year.[6]
