Harve Tibbott (May 27, 1885 – December 31, 1969) was a

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member of the U.S. House of Representatives from

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. Tibbott was born near

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. He graduated from the school of pharmacy of the

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in 1906. He was engaged in the retail drug business and as a pharmacist in Ebensburg in 1906. He was

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of the

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Association from 1913 to 1915, and treasurer of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, from 1932 to 1935. He was a member of the Republican State committee in 1936 and 1937, and president of the First National Bank of Ebensburg since 1938. Tibbott 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.

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* 1885 births 1969 deaths People from Cambria County, Pennsylvania American people of Welsh descent American pharmacists American bankers Politicians from Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 20th-century American politicians {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub