J. Allen Barber

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(January 17, 1809 — June 17, 1881) Barber was a teacher, lawyer, and politician. Joel Allen Barber was born in Franklin County, Vermont, where he attended school and studied law at the University of Vermont. He was admitted to the bar in 1834 and practiced law in Maryland, as well as taught school. Barber moved to Wisconsin in 1837, where he served as County Clerk for four years and District Attorney for three terms. He was part of the first State constitutional convention in 1846 and served as a State Representative (1852-1853, 1863), and as a State Senator from 1856 to 1857. Barber was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served for two congressional sessions, from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000122]

Member of Wisconsin Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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