Mifflin Wistar Gibbs

Gibbs in 1902 Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (April 17, 1823 – July 11, 1915) was an American-born Canadian politician, businessman, newspaper publisher, and advocate for black rights. He moved to California as a young man, during the Gold Rush, and was an early black pioneer in San Francisco. Gibbs published the first black newspaper in California and was an active leader in the early California State Convention of Colored Citizens.

Angered by discriminatory laws passed in California in 1858, he led a migration of African Americans that year to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, and he worked in Victoria for ten years. Gibbs became the first black person elected to public office in British Columbia on November 16, 1866, upon winning a seat on the Victoria City Council.

After the American Civil War, Gibbs and many of the other black settlers returned to the United States. In the late 1860s, he settled in Arkansas's capital city of Little Rock, and he became an attorney. He was active in Reconstruction politics. In 1873, Gibbs became the first black judge elected in the United States. In 1897, during the William McKinley administration, he was appointed as American consul to Madagascar. Provided by Wikipedia
Showing 1 - 15 results of 15 for search 'Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar.', query time: 0.17s Refine Results
1
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
Washington, D.C., 1902

This item is not available through EZBorrow. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.
Book
2
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
New York, Arno Press, 1968

Book
3
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
New York : Arno Press, 1968

This item is not available through EZBorrow. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.
Book
4
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
Washington, D.C., 1902

This item is not available through EZBorrow. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.
Book
5
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1995

Government Document Book
7
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1995

Book
8
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
Washington, D.C. : M.W. Gibbs, 1902

This item is not available through EZBorrow. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.
Book
9
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
Washington, D.C. : [publisher not identified], 1902

Book
10
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1995

Book
11
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1995

This item is not available through EZBorrow. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.
Government Document Book
12
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1995

This item is not available through EZBorrow. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.
Book
13
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
Salt Lake City : Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, 2009

This item is not available through EZBorrow. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.
Electronic Book
14
by Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
New York : Arno Press, 1968

Book
15
by Gibbs
[S.l.] : Washington, D.C.: M.W. Gibbs,, 1902
Other Authors: ...Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar, 1823-1915...

This item is not available through EZBorrow. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.
Electronic Book