William Channing Gibbs (February 10, 1789 – February 24, 1871) was the Governor of Rhode Island from 1821 to 1824.
Gibbs was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of George Gibbs and Mary Channing. He served in the state militia, rising to the rank of Major general. He was married to Mary Kane, with whom he had ten children. One Daughter Sarah Gibbs married Robert Means Thompson http://www.suvcw.org/mollus/pcinc/rmthompson.htm
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Date of birth:
- Feb 10, 1789
Date of death:
- Feb 24, 1871 (age 82 years)