BARBER, ROBERT B
District Manager Electrical Co; b Vicksburg, Miss Jan 21, 1900; s of George W Barber-Mary E Brown; ed Vicksburg Miss HS 1916; Fort Wayne Electrical Technical Sch, Fort Wayne Ind, opr by Gen E1ectric Co 1917-20; m Marguerite C Thorn July 10, 1921 Chicago Ill ; s Robert B Jr; d Emily Marjorie; 1920-21 salesman Electrical Machines Soles Co, Chicago Ill; 1921-24 industrial engr Westinghouse Electrical Co, Des Moines; 1924-36 small motor specialist & dist mgr Wagner Electrical Co, St Louis Mo; 1935- dist mgr Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp, Davenport; authority on design of fractional horsepower motors; active in regard to training boys & getting them interested in skilled work at Davenport HS ; chmn Engrs Group of Davenport HS; C of C; BPOE; Dem; hobby: duck hunting ; off 214 Perry; res 103 E Hayes, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1086.