Daniel Dewey Barnard

Whig Representative of New York's 13th district

  • Representative

    New York, district 13

    December 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845

4

Congresses Served

4

House Terms

July 16, 1797 (63 years old)

Birthday

April 24, 1861

Death

  • Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts and educated at Williams College.
  • Admitted to the bar in 1821 and began his law practice in Rochester, New York.
  • Served as prosecuting attorney of Monroe County in 1826.
  • Served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, initially elected as an Adams and later as a Whig.
  • Was not reelected in 1828 but returned to Congress in 1839, serving until 1845.
  • Served as chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary during the Twenty-seventh Congress.
  • Gave notable speeches to literary societies, highlighting his intellectual contributions.
  • Appointed as the U.S. Envoy to Prussia, serving from 1850 to 1853.
  • Engaged in literary pursuits after retiring from active business in 1853.
  • Died in Albany, New York, and is interred at Albany Rural Cemetery.
  • Married twice, first to Sara Livingstone in 1825 and then to Catherine Walsh in 1832.