Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs

Politician, Deceased Person

1821 – 1874

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Who was Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs?

Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, II was a Presbyterian minister and a prominent African-American officeholder during Reconstruction. He served as first black Secretary of State and Superintendent of Public Instruction of Florida, and along with Josiah Thomas Walls, was among the most powerful black officeholders in the state during Reconstruction.

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Born
Sep 28, 1821
Philadelphia
Children
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Dartmouth College
  • Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Kimball Union Academy
Died
Aug 14, 1874
Tallahassee

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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