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Hiram Barber Jr. (March 24, 1835 – August 5, 1924) was a
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from
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. Born in
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, Barber moved to
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in 1846. He attended the
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. He studied law in
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. He was
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in 1856 and commenced practice at
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. He served as prosecuting attorney of
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in 1861 and 1862. He served as assistant attorney general of
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in 1865 and 1866. He moved to
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, 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
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from 1881 to 1888. He returned to Chicago and continued the practice of law. He served as master in chancery of the
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Superior Court from 1891 to 1914. He retired from public life and active business pursuits. He died at
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, and was interred in Juneau Cemetery, Juneau, Wisconsin. His father was the politician and pioneer Hiram Barber.'History of Dodge County, Wisconsin,' Western Historical Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1880, Biographical Sketch of Hiram Barber, pg. 655-656


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barber, Hiram, Jr. 1835 births 1924 deaths People from Queensbury, New York People from Horicon, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Illinois state court judges Politicians from Chicago Dakota Territory officials Lawyers from Chicago Wisconsin lawyers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois South Dakota Republicans People from Juneau, Wisconsin 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives