Birch Gibson (1828 - September 10, 1895) was a state legislator and local official in Ocala, Florida.[1] He was one of several African Americans to represent Marion County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era in 1872.[1][2] He was elected in 1873. He served as on the Ocala City Council, in the state House, and as a justice of the peace.[3]

He was born in Alabama.[1]

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  1. 1 2 3 Brown, Canter (June 15, 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "West Ocala History | City of Ocala". www.ocalafl.org.
  3. ↑ Cook, David (June 15, 2007). Historic Ocala: The Story of Ocala & Marion County. HPN Books. ISBN 9781893619784 – via Google Books.


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