Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, one of the best known of the Black pioneers, was the first Black person to be elected in British Columbia and serve as a municipal councillor. He served as a councillor in Victoria from 1866 to 1869, representing the James Bay Ward. While on council, Gibbs chaired the Ways and Means Committee and from time-to-time acted as Deputy Mayor.
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