Hiram Barber Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hiram Barber Jr.

American politician

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1835

Place of Birth: Queensbury, New York, United States

Date of Death: 05-Aug-1924

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Hiram Barber Jr.

  • Hiram Barber Jr.
  • (March 24, 1835 – August 5, 1924) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Illinois. Born in Queensbury, New York, Barber moved to Horicon, Wisconsin in 1846.
  • He attended the University of Wisconsin.
  • He studied law in Albany, New York.
  • He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice at Juneau, Wisconsin.
  • He served as prosecuting attorney of Jefferson County, Wisconsin in 1861 and 1862.
  • He served as assistant attorney general of Wisconsin in 1865 and 1866.
  • He moved to 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.

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