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$40,600 for the 8th Duchess of Geneva. Following this, Mr. 

 Gibson engaged in numerous enterprises on his own account, 

 and in 1883 purchased Belvoir near the village of Delaware, 

 Ontario. Mr. Gibson was an ardent lover of the English sort 

 of Shorthorn, an4 could not approve of the less stylish, though 

 heavier-bodied Scottish stamp. For years he gamely fought a 

 losing fight for Bates and Booth, but with the waning of their 

 popularity he entered into broader fields. He was president of 

 the Dominion Shorthorn Association, and the Canadian Kennel 

 Club. He was a member of the agricultural commission 

 appointed by the Ontario Government in 1880, and held numer- 

 ous offices in connection with a number of stock breeders' organ- 

 izations both in the State and in Canada. 



Richard Gibson was a fluent conversationalist, and possessed 

 an inexhaustible fund of cattle lore. His sense of humor 

 assured him of an admiring audience, while his ability to weave 

 romance won him a permanent place in the hearts of those who 

 listened. 



