Barker Burnell
Barker Burnell (January 30, 1798 – June 15, 1843) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Barker Burnell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – June 15, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | John Reed Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Grinnell |
| Constituency | 11th district (1841–1843) 10th district (1843) |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate Nantucket and Dukes County District | |
| In office 1823–1823 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Folger, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jethro Mitchell |
| In office 1825–1833 | |
| Preceded by | Jethro Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | David Joy |
| In office 1838–1838 | |
| Preceded by | David Joy |
| Succeeded by | George Bruce Upton |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1821–1822 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 30, 1798 Nantucket, Massachusetts |
| Died | June 15, 1843 (aged 45) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Whig |
Early life Edit
Burnell was born on January 30, 1798, in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
State Public service Edit
Massachusetts General Court Edit
Burnell served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1821–1822,[1] and as a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1823,[1] from 1825 to 1833,[1] and in 1838.[2]
Massachusetts Constitutional convention of 1820 Edit
Burnell was a member of the Massachusetts constitutional convention of 1820.[1]
Whig National Convention Edit
Burnell served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1840.
Member of the US Congress Edit
Burnell was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses and served from March 4, 1841, until his death in Washington, D.C., June 15, 1843.
Burial Edit
He was interred in Congressional Cemetery. Burnell was re-interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Massachusetts, in 1844.
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ a b c d Starbuck, Alexander (July 26, 1911), Proceedings of the Nantucket Historical Association, SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING, July Twenty-sixth, Nineteen Hundred Eleven, Nantucket, Massachusetts: Nantucket Historical Association, p. 31
- ^ Starbuck, Alexander (July 26, 1911), Proceedings of the Nantucket Historical Association, SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING, July Twenty-sixth, Nineteen Hundred Eleven, Nantucket, Massachusetts: Nantucket Historical Association, p. 32
- United States Congress. "Barker Burnell (id: B001114)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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