George W. Barber

George W. Barber (–1870s) was an American carpenter, farmer and state legislator who served in the South Carolina State Senate during the Reconstruction era from 1868 until 1872.

Biography Barber was born enslaved in South Carolina in 1831.

He was elected to the South Carolina State Senate in 1868 and served until 1872 representing Fairfield County as a Republican.

He was also the commissioner of elections in 1870 for Fairfield along with N. G. Dunlap and Samuel Simpson. The same year he was listed in the census as owning real estate worth $600 with an additional $150 worth of personal property. This caused him to temporarily leave his home in fear and move to Columbia, South Carolina before later returning.

He continued in politics for a while and in August 1874 he was chair of a republican meeting in Winnsboro and again chair in August 1875 for a meeting on the next election. However by October 20, 1875 he had become "disgusted" with politics and returned to carpentry.

His wife was listed in the 1880 United States census as being a widow, so he died sometime between October 1875 and June 1880. his kids were listed in 1890 US census