George M. Bibb

George Bibb
17th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
July 4, 1844 – March 7, 1845
PresidentJohn Tyler
James K. Polk
Preceded byJohn C. Spencer
Succeeded byRobert J. Walker
United States Senator
from Kentucky
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byRichard Johnson
Succeeded byJohn J. Crittenden
In office
March 4, 1811 – August 23, 1814
Preceded byHenry Clay
Succeeded byGeorge Walker
Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office
1809
In office
1827–1828
Personal details
Born
George Mortimer Bibb

(1776-10-30)October 30, 1776
Prince Edward County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 1859(1859-04-14) (aged 82)
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeFrankfort Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMartha Tabb Scot
EducationHampden-Sydney College
College of William and Mary (BA)

George Mortimer Bibb (October 30, 1776 – April 14, 1859) was an American lawyer and politician and the seventeenth United States Secretary of the Treasury. He was chief justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and twice represented Kentucky as a senator in Congress, serving from 1811 to 1814 and from 1829 to 1835.


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