J o h n   B a n n i s t e r G i b s o n 1780 - 1853 Artist: Jacob Eicholtz (1776 - 1842) Education: Dickinson College; studied law under Judge Thomas Duncan Admitted to Bar: September 1805

Professional Career:

• Tioga County Court of Common Pleas, President Judge, 1812
• Pennsylvania Legislature, member 1812-1814
• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: Associate Justice 1816-1827; Chief Justice, 1827-1850; Associate Justice, 1850-1853
• Profound student of Shakespeare; fine piano tuner and dentist