David Williams Gibbs was born February 22, 1837, in Ohio. He worked on the design for the
Wyoming State Capitol before later moving to
Oklahoma City. He served as the de facto
Mayor of Oklahoma City while the city was being organized as part of
Oklahoma Territory until elections were held from July 15, 1890, to August 9, 1890. The provisional board of trustees also included T. J. Watson,
Nelson Button, Sam Frist, and
Henry Overholser. He died on October 19, 1917. ==References==