George Frederic Kribbs (November 8, 1846 – September 8, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the

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from

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Biography

George F. Kribbs was born on a farm in

Clarion County, Pennsylvania Clarion County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,241. Its county seat is Clarion. The county was formed on March 11, 1839, from parts of Venango and Armstrong counties. Clarion Coun ...

. He attended the common schools and the Emlenton Academy and graduated from

Muhlenberg College Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Muhlenberg, the German patriarch of Luthe ...

in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1873. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in

Clarion, Pennsylvania Clarion is a borough in and the county seat of Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located north-northeast of Pittsburgh and is part of the Pittsburgh DMA. Clarion was settled in 1839 and incorporated in 1841. In the past, the sur ...

. He was elected as mayor of Clarion in 1876 and again in 1889. He edited the ''Clarion Democrat'' from 1877 to 1889. Kribbs was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses, serving from 1891 to 1895. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894. He resumed the practice of law in Clarion, and again served as mayor. He was president of the board of directors of the Clarion State Normal School. He moved to

Osceola County, Florida Osceola County (, ) is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 388,656. Its county seat is Kissimmee. Osceola County is included in the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, F ...

, in 1896 and engaged in growing oranges. He re-engaged the practice of law located in

Kissimmee, Florida Kissimmee ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 79,226. It is a Principal City of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, wh ...

, in 1907. He served as prosecuting attorney of Osceola County in 1908, and judge of the county court in 1909 and 1910. He resigned and resumed the practice of law in Kissimmee until 1926 when he retired. He died in Kissimmee in 1938, and was interred in Violet Hill Cemetery.

Sources

The Political Graveyard

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* 1846 births 1938 deaths Pennsylvania lawyers Florida lawyers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania People from Clarion County, Pennsylvania Mayors of places in Pennsylvania People from Kissimmee, Florida Muhlenberg College alumni {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub