Gibbs, Florence Reville, 1890-1964
Florence Reville Gibbs (April 4, 1890 – August 19, 1964) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives, serving for three months from October 3, 1940 to January 3, 1941.
Born Florence Reville in Thomson, Georgia, she grew up there, attending public schools before graduating from Brenau College in Gainesville, Georgia. She married Willis Benjamin Gibbs, a Georgia attorney and politician; the two settled in Jesup, Georgia. In 1938, Benjamin Gibbs was elected as a Democrat to represent Georgia's 8th congressional district, serving from January 1939 until his death in August 1940.
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