Cook County IL Archives Biographies.....Barber, Herbert Lee 1865 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com April 27, 2007, 1:12 am Author: Mae Felts Herringshaw (1916) Barber, Herbert Lee, Publisher and Investment Banker of 20 West Jackson Boulevard, was born May 20, 1865, in Jackson, Mich. For three years he was Principal of a Grammar School; and for twelve years was President of a Chicago publishing house, publishing numerous books of the late Murat Halstead and other authors. Since 1905 he has been the proprietor of H. L. Barber and Company, publishers and investment bankers; and since 1905 has also edited a monthly financial journal. He is a member of the Chicago Athletic Association, the Hamilton Club and various other social and patriotic societies. Additional Comments: xtracted from: HERRINGSHAW'S CITY BLUE BOOK OF BIOGRAPHY CHICAGOANS OF 1916. TEN THOUSAND BIOGRAPHIES EDITED BY MAE FELTS HERRINGSHAW CHICAGO CLARK J. HERRINGSHAW PUBLISHER Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1916, by Mae Felts Herringshaw in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/cook/bios/barber1169nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb