Wylie Gibbs, the Australian politician and surgeon who served as the Liberal member for the Queensland seat of Bowman in the House of Representatives from 1963 to 1969, died on March 9, 2026, aged 103.
Wylie Talbot Gibbs was born in Queensland on 26 July 1922 and grew up in Ipswich. He studied medicine at the University of Queensland after attending Ipswich Grammar School.
Before entering politics, he worked as a flying doctor with the Northern Territory Medical Service from 1947 to 1948, as a house surgeon in London from 1949 to 1951, and as a surgeon in Ipswich and Brisbane. In 1951, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Wylie Talbot Gibbs (26 July 1922 – 9 March 2026) was an Australian politician and surgeon. He served in the House of Representatives from 1963 to 1969, representing the Queensland seat of Bowman for the Liberal Party.