TIBBITS, George, merchant, born in Warwical, Rhode Island, 14 January, 1763; died in Troy, New York, 19 July, 1849. He established himself in business at Lansingburg, New York, at the age of twenty-one, and in 1797 removed to Troy. He was a member of the legislature in 1800, and two years later was elected to congress, serving from 17 October, 1803, till 3 March, 1805. From 1815 till 1818 he sat in the state senate, and he was the author of the financial plan that was adopted for raising means to build the Erie canal. In 1816 he was defeated as the Federalist candidate for lieutenant-governor. In 1824 he was a member of a commission on state prisons which reported in favor of the Auburn system, and during the next five years he acted on the commission that had charge of the construction of Sing Sing prison, and remedied abuses in the management of penitentiaries. From 1830 till 1836 he was mayor of Troy. He delivered addresses on agricultural subjects, and was one of the earliest American advocates of the economical policy of protection in essays that appeared in the Philadelphia "Inquirer" over the signature of "Cato." He published also "Memoir on Home Markets" (Philadelphia, 1827) and "Finances of the Canal Fund of the State of New York Examined" (Albany, 1829).--His grandson, William Badger, soldier, born in Hoosick, New York, 31 March, 1837; died in Troy, New York, 10 February, 1880, was graduated at Union in 1859, began the study of law, and engaged in manufacturing. At President Lincoln's first call for troops he recruited a company, and was mustered into the service as captain on 14 May, 1861. He was engaged at Big Bethel. Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, Bristow Station, and the second battle of Bull Run, was promoted major of the 2d New York volunteer infantry on 13 October, 1862, participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and, when his term of service expired, raised a regiment that was called the Griswold light cavalry, of which he was made colonel, his commission dating from 20 November, 1863. He served under General Julius Stahel, first encountering the enemy at New Market on 15 May, 1864. He was present at Piedmont on 5 June, was constantly engaged during the following three months, taking part in numerous actions, and was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers on 17 November At the close of the war he was ordered to the west with his command. He was brevetted major-general of volunteers on 13 March, 1865, commissioned as brigadier-general on 18 October, 1865, and mustered out on 15 January, 1866, returning to Troy with health impaired by injuries received in the service.