Henry Ellsworth Barbour

Republican Representative of California's 7th district

  • Representative

    California, district 7

    December 7, 1931 - March 3, 1933

7

Congresses Served

7

House Terms

March 8, 1877 (68 years old)

Birthday

March 21, 1945

Death

  • Served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1919 to 1931.
  • Practiced law after being admitted to the New York bar in 1901.
  • Moved to Fresno, California, in 1902 to continue his legal career.
  • Elected as a Republican and participated in multiple Congresses.
  • Lost his bid for reelection in 1932.
  • Notable for winning the Republican nomination in a drawing during the 1932 primary election.
  • A collection of his letters, including correspondence with President Hoover and invitations from President Harding, was discovered in 2018.
  • Interred in Belmont Memorial Park after his death in 1945.