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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaLucien BARBOUR
(1811-1880)
BARBOUR, Lucien, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Canton, Hartford County,
Conn., March 4, 1811; was graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in
1837; moved to Indiana the same year and settled in Madison,
Jefferson County; studied law; was admitted to the bar and
commenced practice in Indianapolis, Ind., in 1839; acted a number
of times as arbitrator between the State of Indiana and private
corporations; appointed United States district attorney for the
district of Indiana by President Polk; member of the commission to
codify the laws of Indiana in 1852; elected as an Opposition Party
candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3,
1857); was not a candidate for renomination in 1856; affiliated
with the Republican Party in 1860; practiced law in Indianapolis,
Ind., until his death in that city on July 19, 1880; interment in
Crown Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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