John A. Tibbits

Early life and military service The Williston Seminary in 1856, where Tibbits attended school before Williams College. John Arnold Tibbits was born on February 19, 1844, to John W. and Fanny Tibbits (née Chappell) in New London, Connecticut. His mother died when he was an infant, and Tibbits was raised by his family members. After initially attending Bartlett High School in New London, He stayed at Williams for less than a year, leaving to study law in New London. becoming an orderly sergeant.

In 1866, after the Civil War, Tibbits finished his law studies with Augustus Brandegee. Tibbits was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1872 and 1885, representing New London; subsequently, on January 5, 1886, he was elected Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Tibbits was also a delegate to the 1876 Republican National Convention Tibbits was the editor and publisher of the newspaper and wrote several reports; Tibbits also was involved in real estate and insurance in New London.

Thomas M. Waller, who ran in the 1882 Connecticut gubernatorial election as a Democrat; Tibbits heavily criticized Waller but later re-established a law firm with him. Tibbits and Waller, his law firm partner, eventually fell out and discontinued their legal partnership. Tibbits, as a Republican, criticized Waller and his candidacy as a Democrat in the 1882 Connecticut gubernatorial election, accusing him of hypocrisy and betraying the working class. Eventually, Tibbits, Waller, and Waller's son, Tracey, established another law firm in spite of their political differences, Waller won his campaign and served as governor of Connecticut until president Grover Cleveland appointed him to serve as consul to Bradford, England, in 1885.

Personal life and death Tibbits was a Roman Catholic convert.

Tibbits suffered from Bright's disease,