Orion Metcalf Barber
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Orion Metcalf Barber was a Vermont
state politician and a judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
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on July 13, 1857. He received an LL.B. from Albany Law School
in 1882 and became an attorney in Bennington.
, Barber was state's attorney
for Bennington County from 1886 to 1887.
He served in the Vermont House of Representatives
from 1892 to 1894, and in the Vermont State Senate in 1894.
From 1894 to 1896 Barber served as a member of the state railroad commission.
Barber served as Vermont's State Auditor from 1898 to 1902.
From 1906 to 1908 Barber was chairman of Vermont's Special Tax Commission. In 1909 he was chairman of the Special Commission to Prepare and Publish the Digest of Reports of the Vermont Supreme Court.
to the U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, Barber received his commission on March 30, 1910. He retired from active service on September 30, 1928.
until his death in Bennington, Vermont on March 28, 1930. He was buried in Bennington's Park Lawn Cemetery.
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
state politician and a judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals is a former United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes.-History:...
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Early life
Barber was born in Jamaica, VermontJamaica, Vermont
Jamaica is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 946 at the 2000 census. Jamaica includes the villages of East Jamaica and Rawsonville....
on July 13, 1857. He received an LL.B. from Albany Law School
Albany Law School
Albany Law School is an ABA accredited law school based in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1851 by Amos Dean , Amasa Parker, Ira Harris and others....
in 1882 and became an attorney in Bennington.
Start of career
A RepublicanVermont Republican Party
The Vermont Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Vermont. Patricia McDonald serves as Chairwoman of the Vermont Republican State Committee.-Current elected officials:...
, Barber was state's attorney
State's Attorney
In the United States, the State's Attorney is, most commonly, an elected official who represents the State in criminal prosecutions and is often the chief law enforcement officer of their respective county, circuit...
for Bennington County from 1886 to 1887.
He served in the Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...
from 1892 to 1894, and in the Vermont State Senate in 1894.
From 1894 to 1896 Barber served as a member of the state railroad commission.
Barber served as Vermont's State Auditor from 1898 to 1902.
From 1906 to 1908 Barber was chairman of Vermont's Special Tax Commission. In 1909 he was chairman of the Special Commission to Prepare and Publish the Digest of Reports of the Vermont Supreme Court.
Judicial career
Nominated by President William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States...
to the U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, Barber received his commission on March 30, 1910. He retired from active service on September 30, 1928.
Retirement and death
Barber continued in senior statusSenior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
until his death in Bennington, Vermont on March 28, 1930. He was buried in Bennington's Park Lawn Cemetery.