John All Barham

John All Barham ( born July 17, 1843 Cass County, Missouri, † January 22, 1926 in Santa Rosa, California ) was an American politician. Between 1895 and 1901 he represented the state of California in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1849, John Barham moved with his parents to Woodland, California, where he attended the public schools and the Hesperian College. Between 1864 and 1876 he worked as a teacher. After studying law and his 1865 was admitted to the bar he began to work in different cities in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Republican Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1894 Barham was the first electoral district of California in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Thomas J. Geary on March 4, 1895. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1901 three legislative periods. These were determined by the events of the Spanish - American War of 1898. Since 1897 Barham was chairman of the Committee on Mileage. In 1900 he gave up another candidacy.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives John Barham again practiced as a lawyer. He died on January 22, 1926 in Santa Rosa, where he was also buried.