Background
Barbour, Lucien was born on March 4, 1811 in Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
United States representative politician
Barbour, Lucien was born on March 4, 1811 in Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
Born in Canton, Connecticut, Barbour was graduated from Amherst College in 1837. He studied law.
He moved to Indiana the same year and settled in Madison, Jefferson County. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1839. Acted a number of times as arbitrator between the State of Indiana and private corporations.
He was appointed United States district attorney for the district of Indiana by President Polk.
Barbour was elected as an Indiana People"s Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856.
He was affiliated with the Republican Party in 1860. Practiced law in Indianapolis, Indiana, until his death in that city on July 19, 1880.
He was interred in Crown Hill Cemetery.
He served as member of the commission to codify the laws of Indiana in 1852.