Hiram M. Barton
Hiram Merritt Barton (December 18, 1856 – December 11, 1928) was an American businessman and politician.
Hiram Merritt Barton | |
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| Born | December 18, 1856 El Monte, California, United States |
| Died | December 11, 1928 (aged 71) San Bernardino, California |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
| Title | Mayor of San Bernardino |
| Term | 1905-1907 |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
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Born in El Monte, California, his father was Ben Barton, who was a physician, businessman, and politician. Hiram Merritt Barton was responsible for the development of the San Bernardino Valley. In 1887, Barton served in the California State Assembly as a Democrat. From 1905 to 1907 Barton served as mayor of San Bernardino, California. Barton died in San Bernardino.[1][2]
Notes
- Vassar, Alex; Meyers, Shane. "Hiram M. Barton". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- The Knave-Three Men-Death of Hiram Barton, Oakland Tribune, December 30, 1928, pg. 35
Further reading
- Ingersoll, Luther A. (1904). Ingersoll's century annals of San Bernardino County, 1769-1904: prefaced with a brief history of the state of California: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and embellished with views of historic subjects and portraits of many of its representative people. San Bernardino, California: L. A. Ingersoll.
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