Daniel D. Barnard
Daniel Dewey Barnard | |
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U.S. House of Representatives New York | |
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845 | |
Preceded by | Albert Gallup |
Succeeded by | Bradford R. Wood |
Constituency | 10th district (1839–43) 13th district (1843–45) |
In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | |
Preceded by | Moses Hayden |
Succeeded by | Timothy Childs |
Constituency | 27th district |
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee | |
In office 1841–1843 | |
Preceded by | John Sergeant |
Succeeded by | William Wilkins |
Personal details | |
Born | July 16, 1797 Sheffield, Massachusetts |
Died | April 24, 1861 | (aged 63)
Citizenship | United States |
Political party | Adams Whig |
Spouse | Sara Livingstone Barnard Catherine Walsh Barnard |
Alma mater | Williams College |
Profession | lawyer politician |
Daniel Dewey Barnard (July 16, 1797 – April 24, 1861) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, Barnard was the son of Timothy and Phebe (Dewey) Barnard. He attended the common schools and graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1818. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1821. He married Sara Livingstone in 1825; and married Catherine Walsh in 1832.[1]
Career
Barnard began practice in Rochester, New York, and served as prosecuting attorney of Monroe County in 1826.
Elected as an Adams to the Twentieth Congress, Barnard served as U.S. Representative for the twenty-seventh district of New York from March 4, 1827, to March 3, 1829. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress. He traveled in Europe in 1831, and moved to Albany, New York, in 1832 and continued the practice of law. He served as a member of the State assembly in 1838.
Barnard was elected as a
Not a candidate for reelection in 1844, Barnard resumed his practice. He was appointed
Death
Barnard died in Albany, New York, on April 24, 1861 (age 63 years, 282 days). He is interred at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York where he had given the dedication address in 1844.[4]
References
- ^ "Daniel D. Barnard". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ Daniel Barnard, An Address Delivered at Amherst ... August 27, 1839
- ^ "Daniel D. Barnard". United States Department of State. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ Alfred L. Brophy, "These Great and Beautiful Republics of the Dead": Public Constitutionalism and the Antebellum Cemetery
Bibliography
- Penney, Sherry. Patrician in Politics: Daniel Dewey Barnard of New York. Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press, 1974.
External links
- United States Congress. "Daniel D. Barnard (id: B000152)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Daniel D. Barnard at Find a Grave