About Martin Garber
Lived 1829 – 1903 (aged 74). Martin Garber was an American politician.
Martin Garber was an American politician who served in the Iowa Senate from 1880 to 1884. He was the father of Milton C. Garber.
Biography Martin Garber was born on April 26, 1829, in Augusta County, Virginia, to Martin Garber and Magdalen Mohler. His family moved to Logan County, Ohio when he was two and then to Shelby County, Iowa. In 1856, he married Lucy A. Rife. From 1863 to 1868 he lived in California. In 1868 he moved to Clayton County, Iowa. From 1868 to 1872 he served as a deputy county auditor and from 1872 to 1880 he was elected county auditor. In 1878, he was admitted to the Iowa state bar. From January 12, 1880 to January 13, 1884, he represented the 40th district of the Iowa Senate as a member of the Republican Party. He died on October 25, 1903, in Enid, Oklahoma Territory.
He was the father of Milton C. Garber and his brother John Garber also served in Iowa Legislature.
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