Cecil Edward Gibbon

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Cecil Edward Gibbon was an Anglo-Pakistani politician who served as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1955 to 1958. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Gibbon was born in 1906 in Allahabad, British India, to an Anglo-Indian family and received his education at St. Joseph's College, Nainital, and St. Edmund's College, Shillong. [1]

Career

Gibbon began his career in 1938 when he became the President of the All-India Anglo-Indian Association in Hyderabad. [1] He joined the Indian National Congress but had criticisms of its approach. [1] [4]

In 1941, Gibbon worked in the Government of India's Food Department in Punjab and later became the president of the Anglo-Indian community's Punjab chapter. [1] In 1946, he was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly and served as the Parliamentary Secretary to Chief Minister Khizar Hayat Tiwana. [1]

In 1947, Gibbon supported the creation of Pakistan, resulting in his expulsion from the Congress and the Anglo-Indian Association. [1] He co-founded the Anglo-Pakistan Association and was one of the three Punjab Assembly legislators who voted for Pakistan's creation on 23 June 1947. [1] [5]

Gibbon was a member of the first and second Punjab Assemblies and the National Assembly, participating in debates on various legislative matters. [1] He also served as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan and advocated for separate electorates for minorities, especially displaced Christian families. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Aqeel, Asif (4 July 2017). "Remembering CE Gibbon's life and legacy". Daily Times .
  2. ↑ Aqeel, Asif (1 March 2018). "Problems with the electoral representation of non-Muslims". Herald Magazine.
  3. ↑ "'Missing' photo of sole Christian deputy NA speaker displayed". The Express Tribune. 24 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Charlton-Stevens, Uther (1 December 2022), "Anglo-India Under Siege", Anglo-India and the End of Empire (1 ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 183–232, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197669983.003.0005, ISBN   978-0-19-766998-3 , retrieved 19 September 2024
  5. ↑ Charlton-Stevens, Uther (1 December 2022), "The End of Anglo-India?", Anglo-India and the End of Empire (1 ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 233–286, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197669983.003.0006, ISBN   978-0-19-766998-3 , retrieved 19 September 2024
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