Herbert G. Barber

Herbert Goodell Barber (August 14, 1870 – October 5, 1947) was an American politician and lawyer. A Republican, he served in both chambers of the Vermont General Assembly and as Vermont Attorney General.

Herbert G. Barber
Rutland Herald, May 11, 1940
Attorney General of Vermont
In office December 1914 – January 1919
Preceded by	Rufus E. Brown
Succeeded by	Frank C. Archibald
Member of the Vermont Senate from Windham County
In office 1912–1914 Serving with Frederick H. Babbitt
Preceded by	Edwin P. Adams, Edgar M. Butler
Succeeded by	Natt L. Divoll, Adelbert A. Dunklee
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Brattleboro
In office 1935–1937
Preceded by	Howard C. Rice
Succeeded by	Howard C. Rice
In office 1908–1910
Preceded by	Ernest Willard Gibson
Succeeded by	J. Gilbert Strafford
State's Attorney of Windham County, Vermont
In office 1899–1900
Preceded by	Charles Henry Robb
Succeeded by	George A. Weston
Personal details
Born	Herbert Goodell Barber (1870-08-14)August 14, 1870 Wardsboro, Vermont, U.S.
Died	October 5, 1947(1947-10-05) (aged 77) Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Florence Whittier (m. 1909)
Children	3
Profession	Attorney

Biography

Herbert G. Barber was born in Wardsboro, Vermont on August 14, 1870. He was educated in Wardsboro and Brattleboro, studied law at the Brattleboro firm of Eleazer L. Waterman and James Loren Martin, and was admitted to the bar in 1893. He practiced in Brattleboro, and established a firm with his brother Frank, H. G. and F. E. Barber. Both Barbers were active in politics as Republicans, and served in local offices including Justice of the Peace, and party positions including member of the Republican State Committee. In addition, Frank Barber served as state's attorney for Windham County from 1910 to 1912, and as judge of Brattleboro's municipal court.

Herbert Barber served as state's attorney from 1898 to 1900, a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1908 to 1910, and a member of the Vermont State Senate from 1912 to 1914.

In 1914, Barber ran successfully for Vermont Attorney General. Vermont's law changing the start of terms of office from December to January took effect in 1914, so Governor Allen M. Fletcher appointed Barber to serve for the month of December 1914, bridging the gap between the end of Rufus E. Brown's term in November 1914 and the start of Barber's in January 1915. Barber was reelected in 1916, and served from December 1914 to January 1919. He did not run for reelection in 1918. In 1935, Barber served another term in the Vermont House of Representatives.

Barber died in Brattleboro on October 5, 1947. He was buried at Meeting House Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro.

Family

In 1909, Barber married Florence Whittier of Montpelier. They were the parents of three children: Wendell, Elizabeth, and Clarence.

Sources

Books

• Fifield, James Clark (1918). The American Bar: Contemporary Lawyers of the United States and Canada. Minneapolis, MN: James C. Fifield Company. p. 670.

Internet

• Vermont Archives and Records Administration (2014). "Vermont General Election Results: Attorney General, 1906-2014" (PDF). www.sec.state.vt.us/. Montpelier, VT: Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. pp. 1–2.

Newspapers

• "Wedding Announcement, Barber-Whittier". Vermont Watchman. Montpelier, VT. October 21, 1909. p. 1.
• "To Vermont Voters: Statement of Issues from Republican State Committee". Vermont Phoenix. Brattleboro, VT. August 19, 1910. p. 4.
• "The Local Caucuses". Vermont Phoenix. Brattleboro, VT. August 23, 1912. p. 2.
• "Barber's Appointment". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. December 1, 1914. p. 5.
• "Barber Not to Run Again". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. May 15, 1918. p. 10.
• "Herbert G. Barber, 77, Former Atty-Gen. for Vermont, Dies". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 6, 1947. p. 10.
• "H. G. Barber Dies". Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, VT. October 6, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Herbert G. Barber at Find a Grave