Levi W. Barden | |
State: | Wisconsin |
State Senate: | Wisconsin |
District: | 27th |
Term Start: | January 4, 1875 |
Term End: | January 6, 1879 |
Predecessor: | Evan O. Jones |
Successor: | Charles L. Dering |
State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
District1: | Columbia 1st |
Term Start1: | January 2, 1865 |
Term End1: | January 1, 1866 |
Predecessor1: | A. J. Turner |
Successor1: | A. J. Turner |
Office2: | District Attorney of Columbia County, Wisconsin |
Term Start2: | January 5, 1857 |
Term End2: | January 7, 1861 |
Predecessor2: | Luther S. Dixon |
Successor2: | Israel Holmes |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | 3 September 1820 |
Birth Place: | Benton, New York |
Death Place: | Flushing, New York |
Restingplace: | Silver Lake Cemetery, |
Children: | 3 |
Alma Mater: | State and National Law School |
Profession: | lawyer |
Levi Witter Barden (September 3, 1820August 31, 1915) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served five years in the Wisconsin Legislature, representing Columbia County.
Barden was born on September 3, 1820, in Benton, New York.[1] He graduated from State and National Law School and moved to Portage, Wisconsin, in 1852. On November 29, 1853, Barden married Jane R. Corning. They had three children. He died in Flushing, New York, on August 31, 1915, and was buried in Portage.[2] [3] [4]
Barden was a member of the Assembly in 1865. He represented the 27th District from 1875 through 1878. Other positions he held include Portage alderman, district attorney of Columbia County, and justice of the peace. Barden was a Republican.[5]