Gibbs also briefly sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for the City of London.
Lord Aldenham was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron.
As of 2017[update] the titles are held by his grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1986.
Another member of the family to gain distinction was Vicary Gibbs, third son of the first Baron.
The Barons Wraxall are members of another branch of the Gibbs family; their seat was at Tyntesfield.