Hiram Barber Jr. | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Brentano |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Farwell |
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| Born | (1835-03-24)March 24, 1835 Queensbury, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1924(1924-08-05) (aged 89) Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Hiram Barber Jr. (March 24, 1835 – August 5, 1924) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born inQueensbury, New York, Barber moved toHoricon, Wisconsin in 1846. He attended theUniversity of Wisconsin. He studied law inAlbany, New York. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice atJuneau, Wisconsin. He served as prosecuting attorney ofJefferson County, Wisconsin in 1861 and 1862. He served as assistant attorney general ofWisconsin in 1865 and 1866. He moved toChicago, Illinois, and resumed the practice of law in 1866.
Barber was elected as aRepublican to theForty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1880. He was receiver of the land office atMitchell, South Dakota from 1881 to 1888. He returned to Chicago and continued the practice of law. He served as master in chancery of theCook County Superior Court from 1891 to 1914. He retired from public life and active business pursuits. He died atLake Geneva, Wisconsin, and was interred in Juneau Cemetery, Juneau, Wisconsin. His father was the politician and pioneerHiram Barber.[1]
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