Barker Burnell (January 30, 1798 – June 15, 1843) was an American politician who 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 |
Biography
editBurnell was born on January 30, 1798, in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Burnell was a member of the Massachusetts constitutional convention of 1820.[1] He 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]
Burnell served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1840. He 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.
He was interred in Congressional Cemetery. Burnell was re-interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Massachusetts, in 1844.
See also
editReferences
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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