Eventually, Alexander Barrow became involved in politics and was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives, where he served for several years. While in state office, he denounced bans on slave imports, and said that the state's "wealth and property" were attributable "fair and fully upon the labor of slaves."[2]
alexander, barrow, march, 1801, december, 1846, slave, owner, lawyer, united, states, senator, from, louisiana, member, whig, party, half, brother, washington, barrow, sharing, same, father, united, states, senatorfrom, louisianain, office, march, 1841, decemb. Alexander Barrow I March 27 1801 December 29 1846 was a slave owner 1 lawyer and United States Senator from Louisiana He was a member of the Whig Party He was the half brother of Washington Barrow sharing the same father Alexander BarrowUnited States Senatorfrom LouisianaIn office March 4 1841 December 29 1846Preceded byRobert C NicholasSucceeded byPierre SouleMember of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesPersonal detailsBorn 1801 03 27 March 27 1801Nashville Tennessee USDiedDecember 29 1846 1846 12 29 aged 45 Baltimore Maryland USPolitical partyWhigSpouseMary Ann BarrowAlma materUnited States Military AcademyProfessionPolitician Lawyer PlanterBorn near Nashville Tennessee to Willie Barrow and his first wife Jane Green Barrow attended the United States Military Academy in West Point New York from 1816 to 1818 Then he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1822 commencing practice in Nashville Soon afterward he relocated to Feliciana Parish Louisiana where he continued to practice law Later he abandoned his legal career to become a planter Eventually Alexander Barrow became involved in politics and was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives where he served for several years While in state office he denounced bans on slave imports and said that the state s wealth and property were attributable fair and fully upon the labor of slaves 2 In 1840 Barrow was elected a Whig to the United States Senate serving from 1841 until his death There he was Chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds during the 27th Congress and of the Committee on the Militia during the 27th and 28th Congresses According to longtime Washington journalist Benjamin Perley Poore Barrow was the handsomest man in the Senate 3 Senator Barrow died in Baltimore Maryland on December 29 1846 His remains were interred in the family cemetery on Afton Villa slave plantation near Bayou Sara Louisiana Alexander and Mary Ann Barrow had three children Alexander II Willie Micajah and Jane See also edit nbsp Biography portalList of United States Congress members who died in office 1790 1899 Robert Ruffin BarrowReferences edit Congress slaveowners The Washington Post 19 January 2022 retrieved 25 January 2022 Ford Lacy K 2009 Deliver Us from Evil The Slavery Question in the Old South p 452 ISBN 9780199751082 Poore Ben Perley Perley s Reminiscences of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Vol 1 p 292 1886 United States Congress Alexander Barrow id B000183 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Information of Barrow and his family lt broken link 26 Apr 2015 External links editAlexander Barrow at Find a GraveU S SenatePreceded byRobert C Nicholas U S senator Class 2 from LouisianaMarch 4 1841 December 29 1846 Served alongside Alexandre Mouton Charles M Conrad and Henry Johnson Succeeded byPierre Soule Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Barrow amp oldid 1139008093, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
