Josiah Barber
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Josiah Barber (1771 – 10 December 1842) was the first mayor of Ohio City, Ohio.[1] He was elected in 1836.
Barber was the son of Captain Stephen and Alice (Cass) Barber.[2]
Development in Ohio
In 1809, Barber received a portion of the last division of Western Reserve lands along with his father-in-law Samuel Lord and his brother-in-law Richard Lord. They received land along the western border of the Cuyahoga River to the lake. They sold the land with Lord & Barber Realty Co. He constructed the first brick house in Cleveland at Pearl (W. 25th) and Franklin.[3] In 1840, he and his partners set aside a portion of land for an open-air market that became the West Side Market. Then, in 1834 he was among the people who incorporated the Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company. [4]
