John Wooleston
Tibbatts
John Wooleston Tibbatts, a
Representative from Kentucky; born in Lexington, Ky., June
12, 1802; pursued classical studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1826 and commenced practice in Newport, Campbell County, Ky.; held several local
offices; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses
(March 4, 1843-March 3, 1847)
Served as colonel in the Mexican War; resumed the practice of law in Newport, Ky., and died there July 5, 1852; interment in Newport Cemetery.
Jonathan W Tibbatts 1852 obituary