Background
Barber was born on March 24, 1864 in Hayton, Wisconsin.
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Joseph Lanning Barber
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He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Career
After Barber first began practicing medicine, he became Health Officer of Greenwood, Wisconsin and Coroner of Clark County, Wisconsin before moving to Collins, Wisconsin. He moved to Marathon City, Wisconsin in 1906 and opened a practice and later a pharmacy. After serving as President of Marathon, Wisconsin, Barber was elected to the Senate in 1922, where he served two terms.
He was also a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention.
Barber was first elected to the Assembly in 1925 and was re-elected in 1928 and 1934. He died at his home on April 6, 1940 and is buried in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Membership
Their daughter, Mildred Barber Abel, became a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was a member of the Progressive Party. In addition, he was a member of the Marathon County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors from 1924 to 1925 and again from 1931 to 1932.
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Political Party
Republican party