Thomas Tibbles | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | May 22, 1840 Washington County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1928 (aged 87) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Populist |
| Spouses | Amelia Owen
(m. 1861; died 1879)Ida Belle Riddle
(m. 1907; died 1958) |
Thomas Henry Tibbles (May 22, 1840 – May 14, 1928)[1] was an American abolitionist, writer, journalist, Native American rights activist, and politician who was born in Ohio and lived in various other places in the United States, especially Nebraska. Tibbles played an important role in the trial of Standing Bear, a legal battle which led to the liberation of the Ponca tribe from the Indian territory in Oklahoma in the year 1879. This landmark case led to important improvements in the civil rights of Native Americans throughout the country and opened the door to further advancement.
- ^ Menyuk, Rachel, and Thomas Henry Tibbles. “Biographical Note.” Introduction. In Thomas Henry Tibbles Papers, 5–6. Suitland, Maryland: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, 1960. https://sova.si.edu//record/NMAI.AC.066