Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs
Former Secretary of State of Florida
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, II was an American Presbyterian minister who served as Secretary of State and Superintendent of Public Instruction of Florida, and, along with U.S. Congressman Josiah Thomas Walls, was among the most powerful black... Wikipedia
Born: September 28, 1821, Philadelphia, PA
Died: August 14, 1874 (age 52 years), Tallahassee, FL
Children: Thomas Van Renssalaer Gibbs
Education: Princeton Theological Seminary (1853–1854), Dartmouth College (1852), and Kimball Union Academy (1848)
Organization founded: Wallingford Academy
Party: Republican Party
Previous office: Secretary of State of Florida (1868–1873)