Jacob A. Garber
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Jacob Aaron Garber was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Jacob A. Garber was born near Harrisonburg, Virginia
. He attended the public schools of Rockingham County, and Bridgewater College
.
Principal of Brentsville Academy in 1904 and 1905.
He graduated from Emerson College
in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1907, and taught in Well's Memorial Institute in Boston in 1906 and 1907. Garber was the Secretary of Emerson College in 1907 and 1908. He then moved to Timberville, Virginia
, in 1908 and was employed as a bank cashier until 1924. Garber then served as treasurer of Rockingham County from 1924 to 1929. He served as member of the State house of delegates from 1920 to 1922, and was interested in various orchard and canning organizations.
Garber was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-first Congress
in 1928, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress
.
After Congress, he served as chief of the field and processing-tax divisions at the Internal Revenue Office in Richmond, Virginia
from 1931 to 1935. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention
in 1932, and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress
.
Garber served in the Virginia State Senate from 1945 to 1947. He later resumed operation of commercial orchards, and died in Harrisonburg, Virginia
on December 2, 1953. He was interred in Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Timberville, Virginia
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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Jacob A. Garber was born near Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
. He attended the public schools of Rockingham County, and Bridgewater College
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater College, is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal-arts college located in Bridgewater, Virginia, a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States...
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Principal of Brentsville Academy in 1904 and 1905.
He graduated from Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1907, and taught in Well's Memorial Institute in Boston in 1906 and 1907. Garber was the Secretary of Emerson College in 1907 and 1908. He then moved to Timberville, Virginia
Timberville, Virginia
Timberville is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,739 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisonburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Timberville is located at ....
, in 1908 and was employed as a bank cashier until 1924. Garber then served as treasurer of Rockingham County from 1924 to 1929. He served as member of the State house of delegates from 1920 to 1922, and was interested in various orchard and canning organizations.
Garber was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Seventy-first Congress
71st United States Congress
The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years...
in 1928, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
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After Congress, he served as chief of the field and processing-tax divisions at the Internal Revenue Office in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
from 1931 to 1935. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S...
in 1932, and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress
77th United States Congress
-Major events:* December 7, 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor* December 8, 1941: Joint Session of Congress met to hear President Roosevelt deliver his "Day of Infamy" speech...
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Garber served in the Virginia State Senate from 1945 to 1947. He later resumed operation of commercial orchards, and died in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
on December 2, 1953. He was interred in Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Timberville, Virginia
Timberville, Virginia
Timberville is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,739 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisonburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Timberville is located at ....
.