Arthur Gibb (April 16, 1908 – November 1, 2005) was an American politician, banker and farmer from the state of Vermont, who served in the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont State Senate. A member of the Republican Party and noted conservationist, Gibb was one of the primary architects behind Act 250, Vermont's landmark environmental legislation.
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Early life
Gibb was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 16, 1908, the son of Henry Elmer and Grace Dwight Gibb. He was educated at the Buckley School, New York City; the Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut; and Yale University, where he earned his BA in 1930. He married Barbara Lowrie; the couple had four sons and one daughter. Gibb served in the Pacific theatre as part of the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945, retiring to the Naval Reserve with a rank of Captain. Originally an investment banker, Gibb moved to Vermont in 1951, settling in Weybridge and becoming a farmer, raising Angus cattle and sheep.