Lucius Israel Barber

Lucius I. Barber
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the Simsbury district
In office
May 1, 1850 – May 1, 1852
Serving with James Turnbull
Preceded bySalmon C. Eno & Samuel H. Woodruff
Succeeded byWilliam Mather & John Turnbull
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory for Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, and Sauk counties
In office
December 5, 1842 – January 6, 1845
Preceded byEbenezer Brigham
Succeeded byJohn Catlin
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory
In office
January 21, 1839 – December 2, 1839
Preceded byJohn Wilford Blackstone Sr.
Succeeded byEdward V. Whiton
Member of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory for Dane, Dodge, Green, and Jefferson counties
In office
November 2, 1840 – December 5, 1842
Serving with Daniel S. Sutherland
Preceded byDaniel S. Sutherland
Succeeded byIsaac H. Palmer, Lyman Crossman, & Robert Masters
Member of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory for Milwaukee and Washington counties
In office
November 5, 1838 – December 2, 1839
Serving with William Shew, Henry C. Skinner, Ezekiel Churchill, & Augustus Story
Preceded byWilliam B. Sheldon, Madison W. Cornwall, & Charles Durkee
Succeeded byWilliam Shew, Augustus Story, Adam E. Ray, Horatio Wells, & William R. Longstreet
Personal details
Born(1806-10-07)October 7, 1806
Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedFebruary 16, 1889(1889-02-16) (aged 82)
Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting placeSimsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Connecticut
Political partyWhig
Spouses
  • Emma Case
    (died 1871)
  • Abbie Sexton (died 1910)
Childrennone
Alma mater
ProfessionPhysician

Lucius Israel Barber (October 7, 1806 – February 16, 1889) was an American medical doctor, Whig politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory and later served in the Connecticut House of Representatives. In historical documents his name is sometimes incorrectly given as Lucius J. Barber or L. J. Barber.[1] His last name is also sometimes spelled Barbour.

  1. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Connecticut. Vol. May Session, 1850. State of Connecticut. 1850. Retrieved September 2, 2021.