Hugh Bold Gibb
Hugh Bold Gibb | |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Member of the Ng Choy | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | bapt. 9 December 1831 Rugby, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 22 April 1882[1] Chiswick, London, England |
Hugh Bold Gibb (bapt. 9 December 1831[2] – 22 April 1882) was a British businessman in Hong Kong and China and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Gibb was a senior partner of the firm Gibb, Livingston & Co. from July 1855.[3] He was also director of the other companies including the China Fire Insurance Company.[4] He was elected chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in 1864.[5]
Gibb was appointed a member of the
Ng Choy in 1880,[9]
the latter becoming the first Chinese member of the Legislative Council on his appointment.
In November 1881, Gibb was admitted to the Manor House lunatic asylum in Chiswick, where he died the following spring.[10]
References
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
- ^ Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1910
- ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. 28 July 1855.
- ^ "Advertisement". North China Herald. Shanghai. 21 April 1870.
- ^ "Past Chairmen". The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
- ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 74. 18 May 1866.
- ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 103. 13 July 1871.
- ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 111. 6 May 1879.
- ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 130. 29 May 1880.
- ^ UK, Lunacy Patients Admission Registers, 1846–1921