Thomas Gibson (American politician)

Thomas Gibson
Thomas Gibson
1st Ohio State Auditor
	In office; March 15, 1803 – March 1, 1808
Preceded by	himself; (as Auditor of Northwest Territory)
Succeeded by	Benjamin Hough
Personal details
Born	1750; Virginia
Died	May 3, 1814; Ohio
Political party	Democratic-Republican

Thomas Gibson (1750 – May 13, 1814) was an American Revolutionary War soldier who became the first Auditor of the U.S. State of Ohio.

Gibson was born in Virginia, and fought in the American Revolutionary War.[1] He moved to the Northwest Territory, where he was auditor of the Territory.[2]

Ohio became a state in March, 1803. The Ohio General Assembly met in joint session, and elected Gibson as the first Ohio State Auditor on March 15, 1803.[3] He served a three-year term, and was re-elected by the legislature on January 20, 1806.[4] Gibson served until resigning March 1, 1808.[5]

Gibson was a Freemason. He was an early member of the Nova Caesaree Lodge No. 10, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the first master of the Scioto Lodge No. 2, Chillicothe, Ohio, from 1805 to 1807. He was exalted in Cincinnati Chapter No. 2, R.A.M., December 11, 1799. He died May 3, 1814.[1]

Notes

10,000 Famous Freemasons from A to J Part One. p. 110.
Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio. p. 207.
Taylor 1899 : 36
Taylor 1899 : 48
Wikoff, Allen T. (1875). Annual report of the secretary of state to the Governor of the state of Ohio for the year 1874. Columbus: Nevins & Myers, State Printers. p. 12.

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References

Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... State of Ohio. p. 36.

Political offices
Preceded by new office	Auditor of Ohio 1803–1808	Succeeded by Benjamin Hough

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[mason-1] 10,000 Famous Freemasons from A to J Part One. p. 110.

[manual-2] Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio. p. 207.

[3] Taylor 1899 : 36

[4] Taylor 1899 : 48

[report-5] Wikoff, Allen T. (1875). Annual report of the secretary of state to the Governor of the state of Ohio for the year 1874. Columbus: Nevins & Myers, State Printers. p. 12.