Alfred Madison Barbour

Politician, Deceased Person

1829 – 1866

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Who was Alfred Madison Barbour?

Alfred Madison Barbour was a prominent American lawyer, delegate to the 1861 Virginia secession convention, and a major in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Barbour is best known for his role as Superintendent of the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia during John Brown's raid.

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Born
Apr 17, 1829
Culpeper County
Parents
Religion
  • Presbyterianism
Ethnicity
  • European American
  • White people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Virginia
  • Harvard University
  • Harvard Law School
Died
Apr 4, 1866
Montgomery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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