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Sir Sills John Gibbons (1809–1876) was a London merchant and Lord Mayor of London in 1871.

Life

He was born the son of Richard Gibbons of Chatham, Kent and became a hop merchant. He was a member of the Metropolitan Board of Works for the City of London (1868–71). He was elected an Alderman for Castle Baynard ward in 1862 and appointed a Sheriff of London for 1865–66 and 543rd Lord Mayor of London for 1871–72.

Gibbons was created a baronet (of Sittingbourne) in 1872. He died bankrupt in Hastings in 1876 and was buried in Hastings cemetery. He had married Ann, the daughter of William Crookes; the baronetcy became extinct on his death.

References

1. "Aldermen of the City of London: Castle Baynard ward". British History Online. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

External links

• A picture of him here - original at Guildhall Art Gallery.
• Picture of grave

• 1809 births
• 1876 deaths
• Members of the Metropolitan Board of Works
• Sheriffs of the City of London
• 19th-century lord mayors of London
• 19th-century English politicians
• Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom