Hiram M. Barton

Hiram Merritt Barton
Born (1856-12-18)December 18, 1856
El Monte, California, United States
Died December 11, 1928(1928-12-11) (aged 71)
San Bernardino, California
Occupation Businessman, politician
Title Mayor of San Bernardino
Term 1905-1907
Political party Democratic Party
Parent(s)

Hiram Merritt Barton (December 18, 1856 – December 11, 1928) was an American businessman and politician.

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]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Vassar, Alex; Meyers, Shane. "Hiram M. Barton". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  2. ↑ 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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