3 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁bar r ister , ▁Lord ▁Justice ▁of ▁App e al ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁years ▁Gib son ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Char ter house ▁School ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Bras en ose ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁His ▁studies ▁at ▁Oxford ▁were ▁interrupted ▁by ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁King ' s ▁Drag oon ▁Gu ards ▁in ▁North ▁Africa ▁as ▁an ▁arm oured ▁car ▁driver ▁and ▁instruct or , ▁and ▁the ▁Trans j ord an ▁Front ier ▁Force . ▁ ▁At ▁Oxford ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁personal ▁friend ▁of ▁Tony ▁B enn . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁was ▁best ▁man ▁at ▁B enn ' s ▁wed ding . ▁ ▁After ▁Oxford ▁he ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁as ▁a ▁teaching ▁fellow , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁Ann ▁Ru ether , ▁a ▁Chicago ▁native ▁who ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁fac ulty . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁by ▁the ▁Middle ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁took ▁sil k ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁Commission ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁after ▁ste pping ▁down ▁from ▁that ▁role ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Lord