What is John B. Bibb?
Lt. '''John B. Bibb''' (October 27, 1789, in Prince Edward County, Virginia - April 12, 1840<ref>[http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=kyead;cc=kyead;view=text;rgn=main;didno=97sc82 Kentucky Historical Society]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>) served in the [[War of 1812]], represented [[Logan County, Kentucky|Logan County]] in the [[Kentucky]] House of Representatives and the state Senate from 1827 to 1834. Lt. Bibb was also an amateur [[horticulturist]] and developed the modern Bibb lettuce at his mansion in [[Frankfort, Kentucky]]. However, it wasn't offered commercially until 1935. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bibb, John B}} [[Category:1789 births]] [[Category:1840 deaths]] [[Category:People with foods named after them]] [[Category:Military people from Virginia]] [[Category:Politicians from Kentucky]] [[Category:Politicians from Virginia]]