NOBLE COUNTY OHIO - BIOS:  GIBBS, DENNIS S., Judge
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JUDGE DENNIS S. GIBBS is a prominent lawyer and an old resident of Noble
County. He is the son of Dennis Gibbs, one of the early New England
settlers of Olibe Township, and was born in that township, Dec. 25, 1825.
He was reared on his father92s farm and shared the rough experiences of
pioneer life. He received such schooling as the inferior subscription
schools of the early days afforded. He was editorially connected with two
of the early newspapers of Noble County. He began the study of law in the
office of Hon. Isaac Parrish and finished in the office of Hon. W.H.
Frazier. He was admitted to the bar in 1868, but did not enter upon the
practice of the law until 1875. His early political teachings were such
that he became a "free-soiler" and cast his first vote for the nominees of
that party. On the formation of the Republican party he became an adherent
to its principles and still remains constant to them. He has taken an
active part in politics for many years and is a sound and effective public
speaker. In 1863 Mr. Gibbs was elected to the office of probate judge and
for two terms fulfilled the duties of that position. In 1870 he went to
Kansas where he embarked largely in the real estate business until 1873
when the panic brought financial disaster to him. In 1875 he returned to
Noble County and in partnership with William Chambers engaged in the
practice of law. He has since had a large practice and is a very successful
lawyer. Judge Gibbs has been twice married - first, in 1853 to Rhoda
Chamberlain, of Beverly, O., who died in 1859; and second, in 1864 to Ada
M. Tuttle. By the first marriage there was one child who died young. Three
children have been borne of the second union - Mattie L., Dennis C. and Ada
M. In religious belief, Judge Gibbs is a Universalist.

History of Noble County, Ohio Published by L.H. Watkins & Co. of Chicago
1887 The Legal Profession

Transcribed by Deb Murray <debmurray@worldnet.att.net>