Addison Crandall[1] Gibbs | |
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| 2nd Governor of Oregon | |
| In office September 10, 1862 – September 12, 1866 | |
| Preceded by | John Whiteaker |
| Succeeded by | George Lemuel Woods |
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| Born | July 9, 1825 |
| Died | December 29, 1886(1886-12-29) (aged 61) |
| Party | Republican |
| Profession | lawyer |
Addison Crandall[1] Gibbs (July 9, 1825 – December 29, 1886) was an Americanpolitician. He was thesecond Governor of Oregon from 1862 until 1866, and previously served in theOregon Territory's legislative body and later the state legislature.
Addison Crandall[1] Gibbs was born on July 9, 1825, inCattaraugus County, New York.[2] He attended and graduated from a state-runnormal school before becoming a teacher.[2] Later he passed the bar and moved to California in 1849.[2]
In 1850, A. C. Gibbs moved to theOregon Territory.[2] There he moved to the town ofGardiner on theUmpqua River where he would become a member of theOregon Territorial Legislature in 1852.[2] He was also appointed as a customs collector for Gardiner, located at the mouth of the Umpqua.[2]
In 1860, Gibbs relocated toPortland, Oregon, where he was elected to the state house.[2] In 1862, he was elected as Governor of Oregon; his term began on September 10, 1862, thus he served during theAmerican Civil War.[3] In 1864, responding to orders from theUnited States Congress, Gibbs raised an infantry regiment despite opposition from Oregonians.[2] He also used his political power in Oregon to quash secessionist movements.[4] His term ended on September 12, 1866.[3]
After his term as governor, Gibbs was an unsuccessful candidate for theUnited States Senate in 1866 to replaceJames W. Nesmith withHenry W. Corbett as the selection of theOregon Legislature.[2] Gibbs then served as theUnited States District Attorney for theUnited States District of Oregon and as a commissioner for the state to settle war claims from the wars against theNative Americans.[2] Gibbs, as Oregon District Attorney, was controversially removed from office by PresidentUlysses S. Grant's Attorney GeneralGeorge Henry Williams, former Senator from Oregon, while Gibbs was prosecuting election frauds in Oregon. He then returned to private practice in Portland at what is nowMiller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP.
Addison Crandall Gibbs died inLondon, England, on December 29, 1886.[2] His remains were returned from England by an act of the Oregon Legislature and he was interred at theRiver View Cemetery in Portland in 1887.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by John Denny | Republican nominee forGovernor of Oregon 1862 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Oregon 1862–1866 | Succeeded by |
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