Charles A. Barlow

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Barlow became a businessman. He purchased an interest in his employer's harness making business, and then invested in other ventures, including a business drying and shipping fruit grown in California.

Barlow moved to San Luis Obispo in the early 1880s, where he grew wheat and with a partner began a weekly newspaper, the Reasoner. He became interested in reform causes including the Free Silver movement that led him to join the Populist Party, and the Reasoner became a major pro-Populist outlet.

Barlow was elected to the California State Assembly as a Populist, and served one term, 1892 to 1893. He served as chairman of the People's Party state convention in 1896. Later that year, Barlow was elected to the 55th Congress, and he served one term, March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1899. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898.

After leaving Congress, Barlow turned his attention to business and moved to Bakersfield. He was one of the major shareholders in and a board of directors member of Bakersfield's Security Trust Company. He was also a partner in Barlow & Hill, a company that dealt in land for oil exploration, and helped found several successful oil companies, some of which they continued to operate, and some of which they sold to other investors.

Barlow served as president of the Kern County Board of Trade and was active in several civic organizations, including Modern Woodmen, Elks, and Odd Fellows. He joined the Democratic Party after the end of the Populist movement, and served as a delegate to the 1912 and 1920 Democratic National Conventions.

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