Gibson Atherton

Democrat Representative of Ohio's 13th district

  • Representative

    Ohio, district 13

    December 5, 1881 - March 3, 1883

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

January 1, 1831 (56 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1887

Death

  • Served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1879 to 1883.
  • Worked as a lawyer and was admitted to the bar in 1855.
  • Held various local political positions, including mayor of Newark and prosecuting attorney of Licking County.
  • Elected to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses as a Democrat.
  • Appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1885 but lost the subsequent election for a full term.
  • Resumed law practice after leaving the bench until his death.
  • Married with four children, one of whom was an accomplished linguist.
  • Descended from a Quaker family with historical ties to early American history.