Thomas Milner Gibson | |
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| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 6 July 1859 – 26 June 1866 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Donoughmore |
| Succeeded by | Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt |
| Vice-President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 8 July 1846 – 8 May 1848 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | Sir George Clerk, Bt |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Granville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1806 (1806-09-03) |
| Died | 25 February 1884 (1884-02-26) (aged 77) |
| Resting place | St. Peter's churchyard,Theberton, Suffolk |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory Whig Liberal |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Thomas Gibson Bowles |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Thomas Milner GibsonPC (3 September 1806 – 25 February 1884) was a British politician.
Thomas Milner Gibson came of aSuffolk family, but was born inPort of Spain,Trinidad, where his father, Thomas Milner Gibson, was serving as an officer in theBritish Army.
He was educated in Trinidad, in a school at Higham Hill also attended byBenjamin Disraeli, atCharterhouse, and atTrinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1830.[1]
In 1837, Gibson was elected to parliament asConservative member forIpswich, but resigned two years later and losing thesubsequent by-election, having adoptedLiberal views, and became an ardent supporter of thefree-trade movement. As one ofRichard Cobden's chief allies, he was elected to theHouse of Commons asMember of Parliament forManchester in 1841, and, from 1846 to 1848, he wasVice-President of the Board of Trade inLord John Russell's ministry.
Although defeated in Manchester in 1857, he found another seat forAshton-under-Lyne, and sat in the cabinet underLord Palmerston and then Russell from 1859 to 1866 asPresident of the Board of Trade.[2]
In 1846, he was sworn of thePrivy Council.[3]Gibson was the leading spirit in the movement for the repeal oftaxes on knowledge, and his successful efforts on behalf of journalism and advertising were recognized by a public testimonial in 1862. He retired from political life in 1868, but he and his wife, whose salon was a great Liberal centre, were for many years very influential in society.[2]
Milner Gibson marriedArethusa Susannah Cullum, daughter ofRevd. Sir Thomas Gery Cullum, 7th Baronet ofHardwick House, Suffolk, in 1832.[1] They resided at Theberton House,[a] Suffolk.
Gibson also had a relationship with Susannah Bowles, a servant girl. Their son,Thomas Gibson Bowles, became a noted publisher and was the maternal grandfather of theMitford sisters.
Milner Gibson died on board his yacht, the Resolute, atAlgiers on 25 February 1884, aged 77, and was buried in St. Peter's churchyard atTheberton in Suffolk on 13 March.[4]
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gibson, Thomas Milner".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 944.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forIpswich 1837–1839 With:Henry Tufnell, 1837–1838 Fitzroy Kelly, 1838–1839 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forManchester 1841–1857 With:Mark Philips, 1841–1847 John Bright, 1847–1857 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forAshton-under-Lyne 1857–1868 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Vice-President of the Board of Trade 1846–1848 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Board of Trade 1859–1866 | Succeeded by |
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