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Vincent J. Whibbs Sr.

American politician (1920–2006)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ7931614 ↗
Source-derived summary

Vincent John Whibbs Sr. KSG (February 8, 1920 – May 30, 2006) was an American automobile dealer, politician and businessman who served as the 54th mayor of Pensacola from 1978 to 1991. Whibbs was also very involved with many projects and groups in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida. He was invested as a knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope John Paul II in 1995.

Personal life

Vincent John Whibbs was born on February 8, 1920, in Buffalo, New York. Whibbs had a wife, Anna, and 7 children. He died on May 26, 2006, at the age of 86.

Career

Business career

Whibbs worked for the Pontiac division of General Motors beginning in 1940. He held positions in Buffalo, New York, Charlotte, North Carolina, Jacksonville, Florida, and Pensacola, Florida.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Vincent J. Whibbs Sr.” as american politician (1920–2006). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1920, 2006, 1978, 1991—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Vincent, Whibbs and American can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as american politician (1920–2006). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7931614. The first chronological checks are 1920, 2006, 1978 and 1991.

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This entry incorporates text from “Vincent J. Whibbs Sr.” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.