Barker Burnell

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. (11th)
Nathaniel B. Borden (10th)
Succeeded by 11th District eliminated until 1853
Joseph Grinnell (10th)
Constituency 11th district (1841–43)
10th district (1843)
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
Nantucket and Dukes County District
In office
1838–1838
Preceded by David Joy
Succeeded by George Bruce Upton
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
Nantucket and Dukes County District
In office
1825–1833
Preceded by Jethro Mitchell
Succeeded by David Joy
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
Nantucket and Dukes County District
In office
1823–1823
Preceded by Walter Folger, Jr.
Succeeded by Jethro Mitchell
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

Barker Burnell (January 30, 1798 – June 15, 1843) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Early life

Burnell was born on January 30, 1798 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

State Public service

Massachusetts General Court

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

Burnell was a member of the Massachusetts constitutional convention of 1820.[1]

Whig National Convention

Burnell served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1840.

Member of the US Congress

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

He was interred in Congressional Cemetery. Burnell was re-interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Massachusetts, in 1844.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John Reed, Jr.		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 11th congressional district
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843		 Succeeded by
John Z. Goodrich
Preceded by
Nathaniel B. Borden		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district
March 4, 1843 – June 15, 1843		 Succeeded by
Joseph Grinnell

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