Lucien Barbour
Lucien Barbour | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas A. Hendricks |
| Succeeded by | James M. Gregg |
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| Born | Lucien Barbour March 4, 1811 Indianan People's Party Republican Party |
Lucien Barbour (March 4, 1811 – July 19, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1855 to 1857.
Biography
Born in
Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1839. Barbour acted a number of times as arbitrator between the State of Indiana and private corporations. He was appointed United States district attorney for the district of Indiana by President Polk
. He served as member of the commission to codify the laws of Indiana in 1852.
Congress
Barbour was elected as an
Indiana People's Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth
Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856.
Later career and death
He was affiliated with the Republican Party in 1860. Barbour practiced law in
Indianapolis, Indiana, until his death in that city on July 19, 1880. He was interred in Crown Hill Cemetery
.
References
- United States Congress. "Lucien Barbour (id: B000130)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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