Arthur Lummis Gibson (10 March 1899 – 17 February 1959) was a British politician and trade unionist, who served as Lord Mayor of Birmingham.
He began working at the age of fourteen, initially for a silk wholesaler, but then as a clerk and typist for the Friendly Society of Ironfounders.
[1] In 1929, Gibson moved to work for the National Union of Clerks and Administrative Workers (NUCAW), initially as its organiser for the Midlands.
Under his leadership, membership in the region grew steadily, and by the end of World War II, he was supported by two members of staff.
During his time as Lord Mayor, he led a delegation to Sverdlovsk in the Soviet Union, and then entertained Khrushchev and Bulganin in Birmingham.