ðɪ ˈoʊnli sˈʌn ʌv dʒˈɑːnəθən klˈɑːɹksən ɡˈɪbz, tˈɑːməs mˈæɹid ˈælɪs mˈɛnɑːɹd, ðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən dʒˈɑːn wˈɪlɪs mˈɛnɑːɹd hˌuː ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt wʌzðə fˈɜːst ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs.
The only son of Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, Thomas married Alice Menard, the daughter of politician John Willis Menard who in 1868 was the first African American elected to Congress.