Lake County IN Archives Biographies.....Barr, Herbert S. 1865 - 
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Author: T. H. Ball (1904)

HERBERT S. BARR.

    The true measure of success is determined by what one has accomplished, and,
as taken in contradistinction to the old adage that a prophet is not without
honor save in his own country, there is particular interest attaching to the
career of the subject of this review, since he is a native son of the place
where he has passed his active life, and has so directed his ability and efforts
as to gain recognition as one of the representative citizens of Lake county. He
is actively connected with a profession which has important bearing upon the
progress and stable prosperity of any section or community, and one which has
long been considered as conserving the public welfare by furthering the ends of
justice and maintaining individual rights.

    Mr. Barr was born in Crown Point, March 4, 1865. His paternal grandfather
was Samuel Barr and his father S. A. Barr. The latter, a native of Pennsylvania,
came to Lake county in 1866, was prominent and influential in public affairs and
was widely recognized as one of the leading, honored and respected citizens of
his community. He served his country as a soldier of the Civil war and was
wounded at the battle of Peach Tree Creek by a minie ball, and the injury that
he there sustained caused his death thirty-four years later. In politics he was
a stanch Democrat and filled the office of county auditor for four years. He was
likewise a worthy representative of the Masonic fraternity and the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, and in all life's relations was found true and loyal to
every trust reposed in him and to high ideals. He married Miss Emma Standish, a
direct descendant of Miles Standish. Mr. S. A. Barr passed away in 1898, but his
widow still survives. They were the parents of five children, all of whom are
yet living.

    Mr. H. S. Barr was the second child of the family, and in his early youth
attended the public schools of Crown Point. He afterward became a student in the
Northwestern Law School, and his reading for his profession was also directed by
J. W. Youche for several years. Later he was associated in practice with Mr.
Youche for about seven years, and since 1893 he has been successfully
prosecuting his profession at Crown Point. He lived for about one year in
Chicago, but with this exception has remained continuously in his native city,
where he is now numbered among the leading lawyers.

    In 1899 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Barr and Miss Jessie Hill, a
daughter of Charles J. Hill, and they have two children, Harold and Ruth. Mr.
Barr affiliates with the Masonic fraternity and the Independent Order of
Foresters, and in politics is a supporter of Democratic principles. His life has
been one of untiring activity crowned with success, yet he is not less esteemed
as a citizen than as a lawyer, and his kindly impulses and charming cordiality
of manner have rendered him exceedingly popular among all classes.


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ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF
Genealogy and Biography
OF
LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA,
WITH A COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY 
1834—1904

A Record of the Achievements of Its People in the Making of a Commonwealth and
the Founding of a Nation.

REV. T. H. BALL
OF CROWN POINT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO   NEW YORK
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1904


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