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William Edward Barton (April 11, 1868 – July 29, 1955) was a
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from
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, cousin of Courtney Walker Hamlin. Born in Pickens District (now County), South Carolina, Barton and in 1869 moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled in Crawford County, near Bourbon. He attended the public schools and the Steelville Normal and Business Institute, Steelville, Missouri. He was employed as a farm hand, miner, and in a railroad office. He taught school near
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from 1889 to 1892. He graduated from the law department of the
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in 1894. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Houston, Missouri. He served as delegate to the State judicial conventions in 1896 and 1906. During the Spanish–American War, he served as a sergeant in Company M, Second Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He served as prosecuting attorney of Texas County in 1901 and 1902. He served as judge of the 19th judicial circuit from 1923 until 1928. Barton was elected as a
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to the 72nd Congress (March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932 to the 73rd Congress. Barton was again elected judge of the 19th judicial circuit of Missouri and served from 1934 to 1946, after which he resumed a private law practice. He died in Houston, Missouri, July 29, 1955, and was interred in Houston Cemetery.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barton, William Edward 1868 births 1955 deaths People from Pickens County, South Carolina University of Missouri alumni United States Army soldiers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri People from Houston, Missouri People from Crawford County, Missouri