Randall L. Gibson
Randall L. Gibson | |
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| United States Senator from Louisiana | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – December 15, 1892 | |
| Preceded by | William P. Kellogg |
| Succeeded by | Donelson Caffery |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Effingham Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | Carleton Hunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1832 Versailles, Kentucky |
| Died | December 15, 1892 (aged 60) Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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Randall Lee Gibson (September 10, 1832 – December 15, 1892) was an American attorney and politician, elected as a member of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senator from Louisiana. He served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. Later he was a regent of the Smithsonian Institution, and a president of the board of administrators of Tulane University.