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19th century American politician.
J. Allen Barber
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Preceded byAmasa Cobb
Succeeded byHenry S. Magoon
15th Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly
In office
January 14, 1863 – January 13, 1864
Preceded byJoseph W. Beardsley
Succeeded byWilliam W. Field
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 16th district
In office
January 1, 1856 – January 1, 1858
Preceded byNelson Dewey
Succeeded byNoah H. Virgin
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1863 – January 1, 1865
Preceded byJoseph Trotter Mills
Succeeded byHenry Utt
ConstituencyGrant 3rd district
In office
January 1, 1853 – January 1, 1854
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byMilas K. Young
ConstituencyGrant 5th district
In office
January 1, 1852 – January 1, 1853
Preceded byRobert M. Briggs
Succeeded byJeremiah E. Dodge
ConstituencyGrant 4th district
District Attorney of Grant County
In office
January 1, 1853 – January 1, 1855
Preceded byWilliam Hull
Succeeded byJames M. Goodhue
In office
January 1, 1846 – January 1, 1849
Preceded byJames M. Goodhue
Succeeded byWilliam Biddlecome
In office
January 1, 1840 – January 1, 1844
Preceded byF. J. Munger
Succeeded byWillis H. Chapman
President of the Lancaster Village Board
In office
April 1875 – May 1878
Preceded byAddison Burr
Succeeded byPosition abolished
In office
April 1860 – April 1863
Preceded byJohn Chandler Holloway
In office
April 1856 – April 1857
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJ. H. Hyde
Personal details
Born(1809-01-17)January 17, 1809
Georgia, Vermont
DiedJune 28, 1881(1881-06-28) (aged 72)
Lancaster, Wisconsin
Resting placeHillside Cemetery
Lancaster, Wisconsin
Political party
Children2 sons, 2 daughters
Parents
  • Joel Barber (father)
  • Aseneth Melvin Barber (mother)

Joel Allen Barber (January 17, 1809 – June 28, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, he was the 15th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and he served one term in the Wisconsin State Senate.

Early life and education

Barber was born in the town of Georgia, in Franklin County, Vermont, to Joel and Aseneth Melvin Barber. He worked on a farm until age 18, then entered the Georgia Academy. After graduating from the academy, he attended the University of Vermont in Burlington, where he studied law. He left the university after two and a half years and read law with George P. Marsh. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 in Prince George's County, Maryland, where he was teaching school, and commenced practice in Fairfield, Vermont.

Career

Barber moved to the Wisconsin Territory in 1837, settling in Lancaster, in Grant County, where he continued to practice law. He served as county clerk for Grant County, for four years and as district attorney for three terms. He served as member of the first constitutional convention of Wisconsin in 1846.

Barber was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1852, 1853, as a Whig, in 1863 as a Republican, and, 1864, on the National Union ticket. He was elected speaker for the 1863 session. He also served one two-year term as Grant County's representative in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1856 and 1857.

After establishing a law partnership with George Clementson in 1869, Barber was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, serving in the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1875. He served as the representative of Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district. While Barber was serving in Congress, George Clementson conducted the legal work of their firm. Barber was not a candidate for renomination in 1874, and was succeeded by Henry S. Magoon. Upon leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law with Clementson.

Death

Barber died in Lancaster, Wisconsin, June 28, 1881, following an attack of peritonitis and was interred in Hillside Cemetery.

Notes

  1. J. Allen Barber
  2. Butterfield, C. W., ed. (1881). History of Grant County, Wisconsin. Western Historical Company. pp. 875-876. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  3. Holford, Costello N., ed. (1900). History of Grant County, Wisconsin. The Teller Print. pp. 111–113. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Old Settler Gone". Daily State Gazette. June 30, 1881. p. 1. Retrieved July 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Hon. J. Allen Barber". Janesville Daily Gazette. June 29, 1881. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byAmasa Cobb Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 		Succeeded byHenry S. Magoon
Political offices
Preceded byJames W. Beardsley Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
1863 – 1864 		Succeeded byWilliam W. Field
Legal offices
Preceded byWilliam Hull District Attorney of Grant County, Wisconsin
1840 – 1844 		Succeeded byWillis H. Chapman
Preceded byJames M. Goodhue District Attorney of Grant County, Wisconsin
1846 – 1849 		Succeeded byWilliam Biddlecome
Preceded byF. J. Munger District Attorney of Grant County, Wisconsin
1853 – 1855 		Succeeded byJames M. Goodhue
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