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For his son and Governor of Vermont, see Ernest W. Gibson, Jr..

Ernest Willard Gibson (December 29, 1872 - June 20, 1940) was a United States Representative and Senator from Vermont.

Gibson graduated from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont in 1894 where he was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity, and from the University of Michigan School of Law. He was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1906 and to the Vermont State Senate. He served in the Vermont National Guard from 1899 to 1908, then returned to service from 1915 to 1923.

In 1923, Gibson was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. In November, 1933, he was appointed to the U.S. Senate, where he served until his death.

Gibson's son, Ernest William Gibson, Jr., was also a U.S. Senator from Vermont.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Porter H. Dale	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 2nd congressional district 1923 – 1933	District eliminated
Preceded by John Eliakim Weeks	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont 1933	Succeeded by Charles A. Plumley
United States Senate
Preceded by Porter H. Dale	United States Senator (Class 3) from Vermont 1933 – 1940 Served alongside: Warren R. Austin	Succeeded by Ernest W. Gibson, Jr.

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