Hiram Barber Jr.
Hiram Barber Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Brentano |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Farwell |
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| Born | March 24, 1835 Queensbury, New York |
| Died | August 5, 1924 (aged 89) Lake Geneva, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
Hiram Barber Jr. (March 24, 1835 – August 5, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in
Chicago, Illinois
, and resumed the practice of law in 1866.
Barber was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1880. He was receiver of the land office at Mitchell, South Dakota from 1881 to 1888. He returned to Chicago and continued the practice of law. He served as master in chancery of the Cook County Superior Court from 1891 to 1914. He retired from public life and active business pursuits. He died at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and was interred in Juneau Cemetery, Juneau, Wisconsin. His father was the politician and pioneer Hiram Barber.[1]
Notes
- ^ 'History of Dodge County, Wisconsin,' Western Historical Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1880, Biographical Sketch of Hiram Barber, pg. 655-656
References
- United States Congress. "Hiram Barber Jr. (id: B000120)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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