Thomas Van Renssalaer Gibbs
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Thomas Van Renssalaer Gibbs (1855–1898) was the only son of Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs
, and a member of the 1886 Florida Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the State House of Representatives. Gibbs was a cofounder of Florida A&M College, and served as its Vice President until his death in 1898. He married Alice Menard, the daughter of John Willis Menard
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Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, II was a Presbyterian minister and a prominent African-American officeholder during Reconstruction...
, and a member of the 1886 Florida Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the State House of Representatives. Gibbs was a cofounder of Florida A&M College, and served as its Vice President until his death in 1898. He married Alice Menard, the daughter of John Willis Menard
John Willis Menard
John Willis Menard was the first African American elected to the United States Congress.Menard was born in Kaskaskia, Illinois, to parents of Louisiana Creole descent from New Orleans who were free people of color. He may have been related to Michel Branamour Menard, a French-Canadian fur trader...
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