Barber, J. Allen
lawyer, congressman, was born in Georgia, Vt. He obtained a liberal education at the university of Vermont; studied law and was admitted to practice in 1833. In 1837 he removed to the territory of Wisconsin; and was a member of the first constitutional convention of Wisconsin in 1846.
He was elected to the state assembly in 1852, 1853, and 1863, serving the last year as speaker. He was elected to the state senate in 1856 and 1857; was elected to the forty-second and forty-third congresses; and served with ability on numerous important committees.