Herbert Gibson

Herbert Mellor Gibson (22 February 1896 – 27 March 1954) was a member of the British co-operative movement and a Labour politician.

Gibson was the youngest of five children, who was brought up in poverty after his mother was widowed. He first gained employment as an office boy at

local government. He studied economics and political history at the Co-operative College, Holyoake House

At the 1929 general election he was nominated as the Labour and Co-operative candidate for the Mossley constituency and successfully unseated the sitting MP, Austin Hopkinson. His membership of parliament was short-lived, and Hopkinson regained the seat at the next election in 1931.

Gibson continued his involvement with co-operatives, becoming a director of the

Colonial Development Corporation

. He died in March 1954 aged 58. ^[1]