Gibson Clark

Gibson Clark (December 5, 1844 – December 14, 1914) was an American jurist who served as a Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from January 2, 1893 to September 22, 1894. He was born in Clarke County, Virginia and served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.[1]

Clark moved to St. Louis, Missouri and then Fort Laramie, Wyoming, where he was employed as a clerk and bookkeeper in the post trader's store. He was elected to the Territorial Legislative Assembly in 1871. From 1872 to 1883 he was engaged in mining in Nevada and Utah.[2]

In 1883, he moved to Fort Collins, Colorado and then in 1886 to Cheyenne, where he practiced law. In November 1892, he was elected to the Wyoming Supreme Court. He resigned on September 22, 1894 to accept an appointment as U.S. Attorney for the district of Wyoming. After his term expired in 1898, he resumed his legal practice. He served as a trustee for the Cheyenne School District and University of Wyoming.[2]

Clark died on December 14, 1914 in Cheyenne. An elementary school in Cheyenne was named for him in 1920 and torn down in 2009.[1][2]

References
  1. Wyoming State Archives biography of Gibson Clark, available at 2301 Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001.
  2. Hon. Gibson Clark", Progressive Men of Wyoming, 1903, p. 472
Political offices
Preceded by
Homer Merrell		 Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court
1893–1894		 Succeeded by
Samuel T. Corn


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