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Tibbitts, Abner

House 1869 (District 10)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Wabasha

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1823 (uncertain)
Birth Place: , Maine
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: ??/??/1886
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Tibbets, Tibbetts
City of Residence (when first elected): Lake City
Occupation (when first elected): Real Estate

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

County Board/Commissioner: Wabasha County, Minnesota (County Commissioner, Chair); 1860 to ?
State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Logs and Lumber (Surveyor); 1861 to ?
U.S. Executive Branch: United States Land Office, Southern Minnesota (Registrar of Public Lands); 1861 to 1865

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Toensing lists his last name as Tibbetts. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1869 lists both Tibbitts and Tibbets.

He came to Minnesota in 1854.

His obituary in the New Ulm Weekly Review on May 5, 1886 does not list the date of his death.

Total Days Served: 364

SESSIONS SERVED

11th Legislative Session (1869)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 10
Elected: 11/3/1868
Residence: Lake City
Term of Office: 1/5/1869 to 1/3/1870
Counties Represented: Wabasha
Occupation: Real Estate
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Railroads
  • State Prison (Chair)
  • Towns and Counties
Articles & Books About
"Legislative." Wabashaw Semi-Weekly Herald, February 6, 1861.

"Death of a Noted Minnesotan." The New Ulm Weekly Review, May 5, 1886.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.