Son of Valentine and Alice (Lee) Bargar.
Served in the Civil War.
Gilbert H. Bargar was a native of Buffalo, New York, and was two years of age when his parents came to Ohio. Gilbert Hare Bargar, who was orphaned at the age of two, following the death of his father in the wreck of the West Wind steamboat on the Ohio River in 1842. His early education was in country schools near Cadiz, Ohio.
Attended West Bradford Academy.
Graduated from the Ohio Law College class of 1861 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Gilbert served as a First Lieutenant and later as a Captain of Infantry in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. He was a member of the Ohio General Assembly, representing Coshocton County, for two terms. In 1865, he was appointed U.S. Pension Agent for Ohio. From 1893 to 1897, he was Director of Law for the City of Columbus, Ohio. He was the son of Dr. Valentine Bargar, a prominent physician. The marriage of Gilbert H. and Sophia Jane Lakin Bargar took place on a battlefield during the Civil War. He had enlisted for service as a first lieutenant in the One Hundred Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer Regiment, which fought throughout the entire war period. He was promoted to captain, and later to staff officer, and acted as judge advocate in military trials. Captain Bargar became interested in politics in 1882. He was chairman of the Democratic State Committee which elected Governor Hoadley.
He was a member of the Ohio state legislature.
Gilbert died at their summer home at Columbus Beach, Indian River, MI.
Served in the Civil War.
Gilbert H. Bargar was a native of Buffalo, New York, and was two years of age when his parents came to Ohio. Gilbert Hare Bargar, who was orphaned at the age of two, following the death of his father in the wreck of the West Wind steamboat on the Ohio River in 1842. His early education was in country schools near Cadiz, Ohio.
Attended West Bradford Academy.
Graduated from the Ohio Law College class of 1861 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Gilbert served as a First Lieutenant and later as a Captain of Infantry in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. He was a member of the Ohio General Assembly, representing Coshocton County, for two terms. In 1865, he was appointed U.S. Pension Agent for Ohio. From 1893 to 1897, he was Director of Law for the City of Columbus, Ohio. He was the son of Dr. Valentine Bargar, a prominent physician. The marriage of Gilbert H. and Sophia Jane Lakin Bargar took place on a battlefield during the Civil War. He had enlisted for service as a first lieutenant in the One Hundred Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer Regiment, which fought throughout the entire war period. He was promoted to captain, and later to staff officer, and acted as judge advocate in military trials. Captain Bargar became interested in politics in 1882. He was chairman of the Democratic State Committee which elected Governor Hoadley.
He was a member of the Ohio state legislature.
Gilbert died at their summer home at Columbus Beach, Indian River, MI.
Son of Valentine and Alice (Lee) Bargar.
Served in the Civil War.
Gilbert H. Bargar was a native of Buffalo, New York, and was two years of age when his parents came to Ohio. Gilbert Hare Bargar, who was orphaned at the age of two, following the death of his father in the wreck of the West Wind steamboat on the Ohio River in 1842. His early education was in country schools near Cadiz, Ohio.
Attended West Bradford Academy.
Graduated from the Ohio Law College class of 1861 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Gilbert served as a First Lieutenant and later as a Captain of Infantry in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. He was a member of the Ohio General Assembly, representing Coshocton County, for two terms. In 1865, he was appointed U.S. Pension Agent for Ohio. From 1893 to 1897, he was Director of Law for the City of Columbus, Ohio. He was the son of Dr. Valentine Bargar, a prominent physician. The marriage of Gilbert H. and Sophia Jane Lakin Bargar took place on a battlefield during the Civil War. He had enlisted for service as a first lieutenant in the One Hundred Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer Regiment, which fought throughout the entire war period. He was promoted to captain, and later to staff officer, and acted as judge advocate in military trials. Captain Bargar became interested in politics in 1882. He was chairman of the Democratic State Committee which elected Governor Hoadley.
He was a member of the Ohio state legislature.
Gilbert died at their summer home at Columbus Beach, Indian River, MI.
Served in the Civil War.
Gilbert H. Bargar was a native of Buffalo, New York, and was two years of age when his parents came to Ohio. Gilbert Hare Bargar, who was orphaned at the age of two, following the death of his father in the wreck of the West Wind steamboat on the Ohio River in 1842. His early education was in country schools near Cadiz, Ohio.
Attended West Bradford Academy.
Graduated from the Ohio Law College class of 1861 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Gilbert served as a First Lieutenant and later as a Captain of Infantry in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. He was a member of the Ohio General Assembly, representing Coshocton County, for two terms. In 1865, he was appointed U.S. Pension Agent for Ohio. From 1893 to 1897, he was Director of Law for the City of Columbus, Ohio. He was the son of Dr. Valentine Bargar, a prominent physician. The marriage of Gilbert H. and Sophia Jane Lakin Bargar took place on a battlefield during the Civil War. He had enlisted for service as a first lieutenant in the One Hundred Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer Regiment, which fought throughout the entire war period. He was promoted to captain, and later to staff officer, and acted as judge advocate in military trials. Captain Bargar became interested in politics in 1882. He was chairman of the Democratic State Committee which elected Governor Hoadley.
He was a member of the Ohio state legislature.
Gilbert died at their summer home at Columbus Beach, Indian River, MI.
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