Daniel Dewey Barnard (July 16, 1797 – April 24, 1861) was an American politician and a

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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

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, in 1818. He studied law and was

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in 1821. He married Sara Livingstone in 1825; and married Catherine Walsh in 1832.

Career

Barnard began practice in

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, 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

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, in 1832 and continued the practice of law. He served as a member of the State assembly in 1838. Barnard was elected as a Whig to the 26th,

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and

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es, holding office from March 4, 1839, to March 3, 1845. He served as chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary (Twenty-seventh Congress). As a leading intellectual in the Whig party, Barnard gave a number of speeches, including to the literary societies of Amherst College in 1839 and to Yale Phi Beta Kappa Society in 1846. Not a candidate for reelection in 1844, Barnard resumed his practice. He was appointed Envoy to Prussia and served from September 3, 1850, to September 21, 1853. He retired from active business pursuits in 1853 and engaged in literary pursuits, residing in Albany, New York.

Death

Barnard died in

, on April 24, 1861 (age 63 years, 282 days). He is

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, Menands, New York where he had given the dedication address in 1844.Alfred L. Brophy
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References

Bibliography

*Penney, Sherry. Patrician in Politics: Daniel Dewey Barnard of New York. Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press, 1974.

External links

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