Harve Tibbott (May 27, 1885 – December 31, 1969) was an American pharmacist who was as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving three terms in office from 1939 to 1945.[1][2]
Harve Tibbott | |
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.jpg) The Brockway Record, April 19, 1940 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 26th district | |
| In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Louis E. Graham |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. Coffey |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 27th district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Anthony Gray |
| Succeeded by | Augustine B. Kelley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1885 Ebensburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 31, 1969 (aged 84) Ebensburg, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
Formative years
editTibbott was born near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the school of pharmacy of the University of Pittsburgh in 1906.[3][4]
Career
editTibbott began his professional life in retail drug business by working as a pharmacist in Ebensburg in 1906.[5][6]
Politics
editHe subsequently became the treasurer of the William Penn Highway Association, and served in that capacity from 1913 to 1915. He then became the treasurer of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, and served in that role from 1932 to 1935. A member of the Republican State committee in 1936 and 1937, he assumed the job of president of the First National Bank of Ebensburg in 1938.[7][8]
Congress
editTibbott was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948, defeated by Democrat Robert L. Coffey.[9][10]
Death and interment
editTibbott died in Ebensburg on December 31, 1969, and was interred in the Lloyd Cemetery.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Tibbott, Harve Archived 2023-03-24 at the Wayback Machine" (T000263), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Tibbott, Harve Archived 2023-03-24 at the Wayback Machine." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Tibbott, Harve," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Tibbott, Harve," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Tibbott, Harve," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Tibbott, Harve," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Tibbott, Harve," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Tibbott, Harve," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Tibbott, Harve," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Tibbott, Harve," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Tibbott, Harve," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Tibbott, Harve," The Political Graveyard.