Orion M. Barber Explained

Orion M. Barber
Office:Senior Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Term Start:September 30, 1928
Term End:March 28, 1930
Office1:Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
Term Start1:March 30, 1910
Term End1:September 30, 1928
Appointer1:William Howard Taft
Predecessor1:Seat established by 36 Stat. 11
Successor1:Irvine Lenroot
Office2:Vermont Auditor of Accounts
Term Start2:October 6, 1898
Term End2:October 3, 1902
Governor2:Edward Curtis Smith
William W. Stickney
Predecessor2:Franklin D. Hale
Successor2:Horace F. Graham
Birth Name:Orion Metcalf Barber
Birth Date:13 July 1857
Birth Place:Jamaica, Vermont, US
Death Place:Bennington, Vermont, US
Resting Place:Park Lawn Cemetery, Bennington
Party:Republican
Education:Albany Law School (LL.B.)

Orion Metcalf Barber (July 13, 1857 – March 28, 1930), frequently known as O. M. Barber,[1] was a Vermont state politician and an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

Education and career

Barber was born in Jamaica, Vermont on July 13, 1857, the son of Emmons Daniel Barber and Lucia A. (Pierce) Barber.[2] He was educated at Bernardston Academy (Bernardston, Massachusetts), Leland and Gray Academy (Townshend, Vermont), and Perkins Institute (Woodstock, Vermont). Barber received an LL.B. in 1882 from Albany Law School and entered private practice in Bennington, Vermont.[3] For many years, Barber's law partner was Charles Hial Darling.[4] Among the prospective attorneys who studied with Barber and Darling was Robert E. Healy, later an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and a member of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.[5] A member of the Republican Party, Barber was state's attorney for Bennington County, Vermont from 1886 to 1887.[6] He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1892 to 1894.[7] He was a member of the Vermont Senate from 1894 to 1896.[7] From 1894 to 1896, Barber served as a member of the state railroad commission.[8] [9] [10] He was the Vermont Auditor of Accounts from 1898 to 1902.[11] He was Chairman of the Vermont Special Tax Commission from 1906 to 1908.[12] In 1909, he was Chairman of the Special Commission to Prepare and Publish the Digest of Reports of the Vermont Supreme Court.[13]

Federal judicial service

Barber was nominated by President William Howard Taft on March 9, 1910, to the United States Court of Customs Appeals (United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals from March 2, 1929), to a new Associate Judge seat authorized by 36 Stat. 11.[14] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 30, 1910, and received his commission the same day.[14] He assumed senior status on September 30, 1928.[14] His service terminated on March 28, 1930, due to his death in Bennington.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] He was interred at Park Lawn Cemetery in Bennington.[22]

Personal

On July 2, 1898, Barber married Alice Mabel "Mab" Norton (1868–1952) in Arlington, Vermont, and they were the parents of twin daughters and a son.[6] Lucia Pierce Barber (August 24, 1899 – September 30, 1984) was the wife of Clarence Edward Howard (April 16, 1881– April 4, 1975).[6] [23] Mabel N. (August 24, 1899 – May 13, 1991) was the wife of United States Army officer Notley Young DuHamel (1895–1970).[6] [24] Norton (1903–1983) was an attorney who served in the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate, and was the husband of Marcia J. Stevens (1906–2004).[25] [26]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results for "Judge O. M. Barber". newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Carleton, Hiram. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. 1 December 1998. Genealogical Publishing Com. Google Books. 293–391. 9780806347943.
  3. The Law Student's Helper, published by The Collector Publishing Co., Detroit, Volume 19, page 15.
  4. News: March 29, 1930 . Orion M. Barber Dies, Prominent Jurist . . New York, NY . subscription . 19.
  5. Book: Crockett, Walter Hill . 1923 . Vermont, The Green Mountain State . 5 . New York, NY . Century History Company . 174–175 . .
  6. Web site: Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. 1912. Prentiss Cutler. Dodge. 25 March 2019. Ullery publishing Company. Hathi Trust. 109.
  7. Book: The Vermonter. 25 March 1898. Charles S. Forbes. Internet Archive. 230–231.
  8. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvBjhJr9Ev0C&dq=orion+barber+vermont+railroad+commissioner&pg=PA56 10,000 Famous Freemasons
  9. Book: Commission, Vermont Public Service. Report. 25 March 1896. Internet Archive. 121.
  10. Vermont Legislative Directory, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1900, page 375.
  11. Web site: Who's who in New England. 25 March 2019. A.N. Marquis. Google Books. 68.
  12. Book: taxation, Vermont Commission on. Report of the Commission on Taxation Appointed Under No. 501 of the Acts and Resolves of 1906 of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont. 1908. Commission. Internet Archive. 4.
  13. Biography of Orion M. Barber, published in Judges of the United States, by Bicentennial Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1983.
  14. Web site: Barber, Orion Metcalf - Federal Judicial Center. www.fjc.gov.
  15. News: New Commerce Court Head. The New York Times . 10 March 1910. NYTimes.com.
  16. News: Customs Court Ready. The New York Times . 6 June 1910. NYTimes.com.
  17. Web site: Official Congressional Directory. United States. Congress. 25 March 2019. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books. 387.
  18. Web site: Official Congressional Directory. United States. Congress. 25 March 2019. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books. 397.
  19. News: Orion M. Barber Dies. The New York Times . 29 March 1930. NYTimes.com.
  20. Report of Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, published by Vermont Bar Association, 1930, page 72.
  21. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, record for Orion Metcalf Barber
  22. News: March 29, 1930 . Funeral Notice, Orion M. Barber . . Pittsfield, MA . 2 . Newspapers.com.
  23. News: October 6, 1984 . Obituary, Lucia B. Howard . Rutland Herald . Rutland, VT . 7 . subscription . Newspapers.com.
  24. News: May 14, 1991 . Obituary, Mab B. DuHamel . Rutland Herald . Rutland, VT . 6 . subscription . Newspapers.com.
  25. News: September 22, 1983 . Norton Barber of Bennington is Dead at Age 80 . Rutland Herald . Rutland, VT . 11 . subscription . Newspapers.com.
  26. News: December 7, 2004 . Obituary, Marcia S. Barber . Rutland Herald . Rutland, VT . 8 . subscription . Newspapers.com.