Harold Brockett Gibson

Harold Brockett Gibson (died 31 May 1975) was a New Zealand-born solicitor and politician who built his career in Fiji, and who also represented Fiji at lawn bowls at the 1950 British Empire Games, where he competed in the men's fours. He qualified as a lawyer in 1919, moved to Fiji in 1926 and settled in Labasa, where he worked as a solicitor, served as a director of Eastern Hotels and the Labasa Electricity Company, and later chaired the Labasa Township Board for one term. In politics he first won the Eastern constituency of the Legislative Council in the 1937 elections and held a seat in the Legislative Council and the House of Representatives in three spells between 1937 and 1972, standing as an independent before joining the Alliance Party. He was made an OBE in the 1956 New Year Honours for public services and retired at the 1972 elections.