1902 - 1990 (87 years)
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| Name |
Humphrey Vicary Gibbs |
| Title |
Hon. Sir |
| Suffix |
KCMG GCVO OBE |
| Birth |
22 Nov 1902 |
9 Portman Square, St. Marylebone, London  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
13 Jan 1903 |
St Thomas', Portman Sq, London |
| Residence |
2 Apr 1911 |
London |
| Age: 8; Relation to Head of House: Son |
| Arrival |
25 Mar 1924 |
Plymouth, Devon |
| Arrival |
29 Apr 1927 |
Liverpool, Lancashire |
| Arrival |
27 Aug 1934 |
Southampton, Hampshire |
| Arrival |
16 Sep 1954 |
London |
| Arrival |
24 Jul 1959 |
Southampton, Hampshire |
| Departure |
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Departure |
Limon, Costa Rica |
| Departure |
Beira, Sofala, Mozambique |
| Departure |
Brazil |
| Occupation |
Governor of Southern Rhodesia from 28th December 1959 until 24th June 1969 |
| Death |
5 Nov 1990 |
Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe |
| Notes |
- 3rd son of Herbert Cokayne Gibbs, Lord Hunsdon. Baptised 13 January 1903 at St. Thomas's, Portman Square. Educated at Eton College, 1915-21, matric. Cambridge (Trinity College) 1921.
P.C. (1969), G.C.V.O. (1969); K.C.V.O. (1965); K.C.M.G. (1960); O.B.E. (1959); Governor of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) 1957-1969; Hon. L.L.D., Birmingham 1969; Hon. D.C.L. East Anglia, 1969.
Farming in Rhodesia, near Bulawayo, since 1928. Founder Member and later Chairman of the Natural Resources Board; Founder Member of the Rhodesia National Farmers Union which encouraged Rhodesian farmers to produce more food for Britain in the Second World War. Member of Parliament (United Party) 1947-53; Chairman of the United Party for many years. One of the two originators of the Central African Trade Fair (later the Rhodesian Trade Fair).
Governor of Southern Rhodesia 1959; last Governor General (Acting) of the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland. In 1965 after the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, Ian Smith, announced the 'Unilateral Declaration of Independence,' he remained at Government House for 4 years. In 1969 he was allowed to leave after a Referendum in Rhodesia which resulted in the declaration of a Republic.
Member of the Board of Barclays Bank for many years (except during his Governorship) until his retirement in 1978. Member of Wankie Colliery Board; Commercial Union Board, Premier Portland Cement Board and Gibbs & Co.
Active in the establishment and continuation of Private Schools, both Junior and Senior, Chairman of Ruzawi Board of Governors.
Knight Commander of the Order of St. John since 1963; Member of the Council for the Blind.
Clubs: Athenaeum' Bulawayo (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe); Salisbury (Salisbury, Zimbabwe).
- More information about Humphrey Gibbs at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Gibbs
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| Person ID |
I1643 |
Gibbs Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2018 |
| Father |
The Hon. Herbert Cokayne Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon, b. 14 May 1854, Frognall, Hampstead, London d. 22 May 1935, Briggens, Hertfiordshire (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Maria Durant, Lady Hunsdon, b. 8 May 1862, High Canons d. 30 Dec 1938, Ware, Hertfordshire (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage |
12 Feb 1885 |
Shenley, Hertfordshire |
| Family ID |
F755 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Dame Molly Peel Nelson, DBE, b. 13 Jul 1912, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa d. 20 Jan 1997, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Age 84 years) |
| Marriage |
17 Jan 1934 |
Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe |
| Children |
| | 1. Jeremy Herbert Gibbs, b. 26 May 1935, Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe d. 30 Jan 2022, Portugal (Age 86 years) |
| | 2. Nigel Henry Vicary Gibbs, b. 24 Apr 1937, Bonisa, Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe d. 28 Nov 2016, Fairford, Gloucestershire (Age 79 years) |
| | 3. Timothy Durant Gibbs, b. 27 Dec 1938, Bonisa, Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe d. 21 May 2019, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Gloucester, Gloucestershire (Age 80 years) |
| | 4. Kenneth Richard Gibbs |
| | 5. Simon Humphrey Gibbs |
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| Family ID |
F846 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
20 Oct 2018 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 22 Nov 1902 - 9 Portman Square, St. Marylebone, London |
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 | Baptism - 13 Jan 1903 - St Thomas', Portman Sq, London |
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 | Residence - Age: 8; Relation to Head of House: Son - 2 Apr 1911 - London |
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 | Arrival - 25 Mar 1924 - Plymouth, Devon |
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 | Arrival - 29 Apr 1927 - Liverpool, Lancashire |
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 | Marriage - 17 Jan 1934 - Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe |
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 | Arrival - 27 Aug 1934 - Southampton, Hampshire |
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| Arrival - 16 Sep 1954 - London |
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| Arrival - 24 Jul 1959 - Southampton, Hampshire |
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 | Departure - - Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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 | Departure - - Limon, Costa Rica |
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 | Departure - - Beira, Sofala, Mozambique |
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 | Departure - - Brazil |
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 | Death - 5 Nov 1990 - Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe |
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Gibbs Family Tree
