Born in Hebron, New York, Barber taught school and was a merchant. He studied law and was admitted to the New York bar. In 1829, Barber was appointed county judge for Warren County, New York, by Governor Martin Van Buren. He remained in this office until his resignation in 1844.
In 1844, Barber moved to the Wisconsin Territory and settled in Horicon, where he had agriculture, manufacture, and railroad business interests. Barber served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846.[1]
His son was Hiram Barber, Jr., who served in the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. Barber died in Horicon, Wisconsin, in 1888.[4][5]
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^ abHeg, J.E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin, 1882 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 175, 179. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1960). "Wisconsin's former governors, 1848-1959". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1960 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 73. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^Bashford, R. M., ed. (1877). "Official directory". The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin, 1877 (Report). E. B. Bolens, State Printer. p. 443. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^'Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society: Madison, Wisconsin, 1896, Biographical Sketch of Hiram Barber, pg. 47
^'History of Dodge County, Wisconsin,' Western Historical Company: Chicago, Illinois, 1880, Biographical Sketch of Hiram Barber, pg. 655-656
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hiram, barber, january, 1800, october, 1888, american, pioneer, politician, businessman, dodge, county, wisconsin, member, wisconsin, state, assembly, from, dodge, districtin, office, january, 1849, january, 1850preceded, bycharles, billinghurstsucceeded, byja. Hiram Barber January 25 1800 October 23 1888 was an American pioneer politician and businessman in Dodge County Wisconsin Hiram BarberMember of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 2nd districtIn office January 10 1849 January 9 1850Preceded byCharles BillinghurstSucceeded byJames MurdockPersonal detailsBornHiram Barber 1800 01 25 January 25 1800Hebron New York U S DiedOctober 23 1888 1888 10 23 aged 88 Horicon WisconsinResting placeJuneau CemeteryJuneau WisconsinPolitical partyDemocratic before 1876 Republican 1876 SpouseSalome Seelye BarberChildren3 sons 3 daughtersParentsDavid Barber father Hannah Baker Barber mother Professionbusinessman politicianBiography editBorn in Hebron New York Barber taught school and was a merchant He studied law and was admitted to the New York bar In 1829 Barber was appointed county judge for Warren County New York by Governor Martin Van Buren He remained in this office until his resignation in 1844 In 1844 Barber moved to the Wisconsin Territory and settled in Horicon where he had agriculture manufacture and railroad business interests Barber served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 1 In the run up to the first Wisconsin gubernatorial election Barber became a candidate for Governor of Wisconsin but at the 1848 Wisconsin Democratic Party Convention he lost the nomination to Nelson Dewey 2 After becoming Governor Dewey would appoint Barber to the Board of Regents tasked with organizing the University of Wisconsin Later that year Barber ran for and was elected to represent Dodge County s 2nd district in the 1849 session of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1 In 1876 Barber ran for the United States House of Representatives as a Republican in the 5th district but was defeated by Samuel D Burchard 3 His son was Hiram Barber Jr who served in the United States House of Representatives from Illinois Barber died in Horicon Wisconsin in 1888 4 5 Notes edit a b Heg J E ed 1882 Annals of the legislature The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 Report State of Wisconsin pp 175 179 Retrieved June 15 2019 Toepel M G Kuehn Hazel L eds 1960 Wisconsin s former governors 1848 1959 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1960 Report Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau p 73 Retrieved June 15 2019 Bashford R M ed 1877 Official directory The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin 1877 Report E B Bolens State Printer p 443 Retrieved June 15 2019 Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Wisconsin Historical Society Madison Wisconsin 1896 Biographical Sketch of Hiram Barber pg 47 History of Dodge County Wisconsin Western Historical Company Chicago Illinois 1880 Biographical Sketch of Hiram Barber pg 655 656 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hiram Barber amp oldid 1209052950, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
