Levi Barber
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Levi Barber | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | William Creighton, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Henry Brush |
| In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Brush |
| Succeeded by | William McLean |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
| In office 1806 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1777 |
| Died | April 23, 1833 (aged 55) |
| Resting place | Harmar Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Rouse |
Levi Barber (October 16, 1777 – April 23, 1833) was a surveyor, court administrator, banker, and legislator who served two non-consecutive terms in the United States House Of Representatives in the early 19th century.
Levi Barber was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, the son of David Barber and Sarah Lawrence. Levi moved to Ohio where he was a surveyor in the employ of the federal government. His name appears on early survey records in what later became Monroe County, Ohio. He also surveyed many other places in Ohio, for example his name is listed as the surveyor in 1802 in Bethel Township in Miami county, Ohio, according to the original source document.[1]
On February 15, 1803, in Washington County, Ohio, Levi Barber married Elizabeth Rouse of Massachusetts. They had at least four children: David, Elizabeth, Austin and Levi, Jr. (Levi Barber, Jr., was a presidential elector from Ohio in 1868, casting his ballot for Ulysses S. Grant.)
He was appointed Washington County surveyor in November 1805 and served until July 1816. He was commissioned receiver of the United States land office in Marietta, Ohio, on April 1, 1807.
Levi Barber was elected from Washington County to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1806. He served as clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and the court of Washington County from 1809 until 1817, when he resigned to take his seat in Congress. He also served as a Justice of the Peace and performed civil marriages.
During the War of 1812, Levi Barber was an aide to Governor Return J. Meigs, Jr.
