George W. Tibbetts

George W. Tibbetts (January 22, 1845 – March 8, 1924) was a merchant and hops farmer in Washington during the mid-to-late 19th century.

Tibbetts served as Justice of the Peace in Squak, Washington, which is present day Issaquah.

He gave a firsthand account to early historian of the west Hubert Howe Bancroft of the violence against Chinese hops pickers on the night of September 7, 1885 in Squak.

The next year he established a stage coach line from Newcastle to Squak and eventually to North Bend.

In 1888 he, along with Isaac Cooper, Thomas Rowley and William Moore organized the Issaquah Water Company.