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Barber, Amzi Lorenzo

capitalist, was born June 22, 1843, at Saxton's River, Vt. In 1867 he graduated from Oberlin college with the degree of A. B.; and in 1868 took charge of the preparatory department of the Howard university of Washington. In 1887 he resigned from the professorship to engage in the real estate business; and since 1878 has been identified with asphalt pavement. He is president of the Barber Asphalt Pavement company; president of the celebrated Trinidad Asphalt company; and their asphalt pavements are used in the principal cities of the United States. He is one of the foremost business men of Washington, D. C.