J. Allen Barber

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.[1][2][3]

  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.

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