William Gibson (Australian politician)

The Honourable William Gibson
Minister for Works and Railways
In office 10 December 1928 – 22 October 1929
Prime Minister	Stanley Bruce
Preceded by	William Hill
Succeeded by	Joseph Lyons
Postmaster-General of Australia
In office 5 February 1923 – 22 October 1929
Prime Minister	Stanley Bruce
Preceded by	Alexander Poynton
Succeeded by	Joseph Lyons
Deputy Leader of the Country Party
In office 16 January 1923 – 19 November 1929
Leader	Earle Page
Preceded by	William Fleming
Succeeded by	Thomas Paterson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Corangamite
In office 19 December 1931 – 7 August 1934
Preceded by	Richard Crouch
Succeeded by	Geoffrey Street
In office 14 December 1918 – 12 October 1929
Preceded by	Chester Manifold
Succeeded by	Richard Crouch
Senator for Victoria
In office 1 July 1935 – 30 June 1947
Personal details
Born	(1869-05-19)19 May 1869 Gisborne, Victoria, Australia
Died	22 May 1955(1955-05-22) (aged 86) Lismore, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Country
Other political affiliations	People's (1911) Independent (1935–1939)
Spouse	Mary Paterson ​ (m. 1896⁠–⁠1944)​
Relations	David Gibson (brother)
Occupation	Farmer

William Gerrand Gibson (19 May 1869 – 22 May 1955) was an Australian politician. He was the first member of the Country Party elected to federal parliament, serving in the House of Representatives (1918–1929, 1931–1934) and as a Senator for Victoria (1935–1947). He was the party's deputy leader from 1923 to 1929 and was a government minister in the Bruce–Page government.