Robert Murray Gibson

Robert Murray Gibson
Robert Murray Gibson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
	In office; January 31, 1949 – December 19, 1949
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
	In office; 1948–1949
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Nelson McVicar
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
	In office; July 24, 1922 – January 31, 1949
Appointed by	Warren G. Harding
Preceded by	Charles Prentiss Orr
Succeeded by	Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.
Personal details
Born	Robert Murray Gibson; August 20, 1869; read law
	Baseball career
	Pittsburgh Alleghenys
MLB statistics
ERA	9.86
Record	1-3
Strikeouts	4
Teams
	Chicago Colts (1890); Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1890);

Robert Murray Gibson (August 20, 1869 – December 19, 1949) was a

Pittsburgh Alleghenys

.

Early life and education

Born in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, Gibson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Washington & Jefferson College in 1889.^[1]

Baseball career

After graduating from college, Gibson joined

Pittsburgh Alleghenys, where he lost all three of his starts. In 21 innings of work, he had an ERA of 9.86. He walked 25 and struck out only four.^[2] As a hitter, Gibson had a .176 batting average in seventeen at-bats. He committed a total of five errors, two of which were from when he spent time in the outfield.^[2]

Career

Gibson

read law to enter the bar in 1894. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1904 to 1914 and a special assistant to the United States Attorney General from 1912 to 1913. He was an assistant district attorney of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania from 1914 to 1922.^[1]

Federal judicial service

On July 18, 1922, Gibson was nominated by President Warren G. Harding to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Charles Prentiss Orr. Gibson was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 24, 1922, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1949, assuming senior status on January 31, 1949. Gibson served in that capacity for less than a year, until his death on December 19, 1949, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[1] He was interred in Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Robert Murray Gibson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Robert Gibson". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 Nov 2015.

External links

Robert Murray Gibson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

Legal offices
Preceded by Charles Prentiss Orr	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 1922–1949	Succeeded by Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.
Preceded by Office established	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 1948–1949	Succeeded by Nelson McVicar

[BDFJ-1] Robert Murray Gibson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[BR-2] "Robert Gibson". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 Nov 2015.

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