City: Nashville
DIBRELL, Frank, Comptroller of Treasury, State of Tennessee; born Sparta, Tenn., August 6, 1858; son George Gibbs and Mary E. (Leftwich) DIBRELL; French descent; educated Public Schools White County, Emery & Henry College, Va., and Vanderbilt University; married Mary Lou RHEA March 25, 1879; member Knights Templar, Elks Odd Fellows, K. of P., Woodmen of the World, Royal Arcanum; Democrat; Chairman of County Executive Committee for White County for several years; appointed Clerk and Master of Chancery Court for White County October 10, 1894, by Chancellor T. J. FISCHER; re-appointed by him October 10, 1900; served until March 20, 1904, when he was appointed Comptroller of the Treasury by James B. FRAZIER, Governor, to fill out the unexpired term of Theodore F. KING, resigned; he has been elected by the Legislature for three successive terms without opposition; re-elected Jan. 1911.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
