 john gibson (may 23, 1740&nbsp;â april 10, 1822) was a veteran of the french and indian war, lord dunmore's war, the american revolutionary war, tecumseh's war, and the war of 1812. a delegate to the first pennsylvania constitutional convention in 1790, and a merchant, he earned a reputation as a frontier leader and had good relations with many native american in the region. at age sixty he was appointed the secretary of the indiana territory where he was responsible for organization the territorial government. he served twice as acting governor of the territory, including a one year period during the war of 1812 in which he mobilized and led the territorial militia to relieve besieged fort harrison. ==early life== john gibson was born in lancaster, pennsylvania on may 23, 1740, the son of george and elizabeth de vinez gibson. gibson's father was born in antrim, ireland and came to pennsylvania in 1730. the elder gibson was a trader, who exchanged goods with the conestogas who often met near his tavern in lancaster, pennsylvania.charles w. hanko. the life of john gibson: soldier, patriot, statesman (dayton beach, florida: college publishing company, 1955) p. 10 john gibson's mother elizabeth was born in france and left that country because she was a hugenothanko. gibson. p. 11 most of gibson's early life was spent along the allegheny frontier where he was a merchant trader. he held local office in several counties as a judge, cler
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