David Williams Gibbs | |
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| Mayor of Oklahoma City | |
| In office July 15, 1890 –August 9, 1890 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Jackson Beale |
| Succeeded by | William James Gault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22,1837 Ohio |
| Died | October 19,1917 (aged 80) |
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