JOHN TYLER GIBSON

John Tyler Gibson, son of Appleton and Lydia (Stone) Gibson, was born August 31, 1841, at Hopkinton, Massachusetts. He received his preparatory education at the High School of his native town, and also was for a short time at Dover, New Hampshire. He entered college at the beginning of the Fall term of Freshman year, August 24, 1860.

Immediately after graduating, in August, 1864, he went to Westborough, Massachusetts, where he served as an officer and teacher in the State Reform School until April, 1865. He then accepted the situation as Principal of the High School at Hudson, Massachusetts, where he remained until September, 1865. He next went to Southborough, Massachusetts, where he was Principal of the High School until September, 1867, at which time he received a louder call to the High School at Exeter, New Hampshire, where he remained until January, 1870. At this time he went to Peru, Illinois, as Superintendent of Schools, where he remained only until July, 1870, when a consideration of salary induced him to return to Exeter, New Hampshire, and resume his
position as Principal of the High School, which he occupied until March, 1872. From that date until July, 1872, he was the Sub-Master of the Winthrop School in Charlestown, Massachusetts. In August, 1872, he was elected Master of the Central School, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, which is a public school for boys. He has continued in this position up to the present time, and has been eminently successful as a teacher.

In his religious preferences, he is a Congregationalist. In his political views, he is an Independent Republican.

He was married January 1, 1873, to Miss Ella S. King, of Southborough, Massachusetts. They have had two children: Ruth E., born September 26, 1873, and Alice E., born November 16, 1874.

Ruth E. died September 23, 1880.

Source: "Memorialia of the Class of '64 in Dartmouth College" complied by John C. Webster, Shepard & Johnston, Printers, 1884, Chicago

Submitted by Deborah Crowell