Henry E. Barbour

Henry E. Barbour

Henry Ellsworth Barbour (born March 8, 1877 in Ogdensburg , New York , †  March 21, 1945 in Fresno , California ) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1933 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Barbour attended public schools in his home country and then Union College in Schenectady . After a subsequent law degree at George Washington University in Washington, DC and his admission to the bar in 1901, he began to work in this profession from 1902 in Fresno. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

In the 1918 congressional election , Barbour was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the seventh constituency of California, where he succeeded Denver S. Church on March 4, 1919 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1933 . In 1919, with the ratification of the 19th amendment to the constitution, women's suffrage was introduced nationwide. In 1932, Henry Barbour was not re-elected. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died in Fresno on March 21, 1945.

Web links

• Henry E. Barbour in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Henry E. Barbour in the database of Find a Grave (English)