Thomas Nicholson Gibbs

Canadian politician

The Honourable Thomas Nicholson Gibbs PC


Member of Parliament for Ontario South
In office 1867–1874
Succeeded by	Malcolm Cameron
In office 1876–1878
Preceded by	Malcolm Cameron
Succeeded by	Francis Wayland Glen
Canadian Senator from Ontario
In office 1880–1883
Appointed by	John A. Macdonald

Personal details
Born	(1821-03-11)March 11, 1821 Terrebonne, Lower Canada
Died	April 7, 1883(1883-04-07) (aged 62) Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Party	Liberal-Conservative
Relatives	William Henry Gibbs (brother)
Cabinet	Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1873) Secretary of State for the Provinces (1873) Minister of Inland Revenue (1873)

Thomas Nicholson Gibbs PC (March 11, 1821 – April 7, 1883) was a Canadian parliamentarian.

Born in Terrebonne, Lower Canada (now Quebec), the eldest son of Thomas Gibbs and Caroline Tate, his family moved to Oshawa, Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1832. He became one of the most successful business men in Canada.

In 1867, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Ontario South. A Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in 1872. He was defeated in 1874 but was re-elected in an 1876 by-election. However, he was defeated again in 1878. In 1873, he was the Secretary of State for the Provinces, Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, and the Minister of Inland Revenue.

In 1880, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Newmarket, Ontario. He died in office in 1883.

Electoral record

1867 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	Thomas Nicholson Gibbs	1,292
	Liberal	George Brown	1,223
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[1]

1872 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	Thomas Nicholson Gibbs	1,466
	Unknown	P. White Trueman	1,373
	Unknown	Mr. White

Note: Newspaper for the time recorded the name of Gibbs' opponent as Truman P. White.^[2]

By-election: On Mr. Gibbs being appointed Secretary of State for the Provinces and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, 7 July 1873: South riding of Ontario
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	Thomas Nicholson Gibbs	acclaimed

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1874 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Malcolm Cameron	1,639
	Liberal-Conservative	Thomas Nicholson Gibbs	1,488

By-election: On Mr. Cameron's death, 5 July 1876: South riding of Ontario
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	Thomas Nicholson Gibbs	1,665
	Unknown	James D. Edgar	1,627

1878 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Francis Wayland Glen	1,867
	Liberal-Conservative	Thomas Nicholson Gibbs	1,661
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[3]

References

↑ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
↑ ""Election Meeting"". Ontario Reformer. 19 July 1872. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
↑ Sayers, Anthony M. "1878 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.

Johnson, Leo A. (1982). "Gibbs, Thomas Nicholson". In Halpenny, Francess G. (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.

The Hon. Thomas Nicholson Gibbs, P.C., M.P., Senator – Parliament of Canada biography

v t e Ministers of the interior of Canada
Secretaries of state for the provinces (1867–73)	Archibald Howe Aikins (acting) Gibbs
Ministers of the interior of Canada (1873–1936)	Campbell Laird Scott (acting) Mills J. Macdonald Macpherson White J. Macdonald (acting) Dewdney Daly H. Macdonald Scott (acting) Sifton Laurier (acting) Oliver Rogers Roche Meighen Lougheed Stewart Stevens (acting) Bennett Stewart Murphy Crerar

v t e Ministers of inland revenue of Canada
Ministers of inland revenue (1867–92)	Howland Campbell (acting) Morris Tupper O'Connor Gibbs Fournier Geoffrion Laflamme Cauchon Laurier Baby Aikins Costigan
Controllers of inland revenue (1892–97)	Wood Prior de Lotbinière
Ministers of inland revenue (1897–1918)	de Lotbinière Bernier Brodeur Templeman Nantel Blondin Patenaude Sévigny Sifton^†
^†The offices of Minister of Customs and Minister of Inland Revenue were amalgamated by Order in Council dated May 18, 1918.

v t e Superintendents-general of Indian affairs of Canada
Langevin Howe Aikins (acting) Gibbs Campbell Laird Scott (acting) Mills Macdonald White Macdonald (acting) Dewdney Daly H. Macdonald Scott (acting) Sifton Laurier (acting) Oliver Rogers Roche Meighen Lougheed Stewart Stevens (acting) Bennett (acting) Stewart Mackenzie Murphy Crerar¹
¹The offices of Minister of Immigration and Colonization, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Mines and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs were abolished and the office of Minister of Mines and Resources was created and came in force on December 1, 1936.

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