Sibley was a member of the New York State Senate (7th D.) in 1840 and 1841. He resigned his seat on May 28, 1841. From 1847 to 1851, he served as the First Judge and Surrogate of Ontario County.
He died in Canandaigua on September 8, 1852, and was buried at the West Avenue Cemetery in Canandaigua.