. ▁ ▁Rock ingham ▁County ▁vot ers ▁elected ▁Gar ber ▁and ▁William ▁R ue b ush ▁as ▁their ▁( part - time ) ▁represent atives ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁pair ▁defe ating ▁two ▁other ▁men ▁that ▁year , ▁but ▁losing ▁their ▁re - e lection ▁bid ▁to ▁others ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Gar ber ▁was ▁elected ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁Rock ingham ▁County , ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁and ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁various ▁orch ard ▁and ▁can ning ▁organizations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁vot ers ▁elected ▁Gar ber ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁Se vent y - first ▁Congress . ▁He ▁defeated ▁veter an ▁Dem ocrat ▁Thomas ▁W . ▁Harrison , ▁but ▁lost ▁his ▁re - e lection ▁bid ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁John ▁W . ▁Fish bur ne . ▁ ▁After ▁Congress , ▁Gar ber ▁served ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁processing - tax ▁divisions ▁at ▁the ▁In ternal ▁Re venue ▁Office ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁but ▁lost ▁another ▁attempt ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁When ▁A ubre y ▁G