David Barker Jr.

David Barker Jr. (January 8, 1797 – April 1, 1834) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

For other people named David Barker, see David Barker (disambiguation).
David Barker Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's New Hampshire district
In office
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829
Preceded byNehemiah Eastman
Succeeded byJoseph Hammons
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1823
1825-1826
Personal details
BornJanuary 8, 1797 (1797-01-08)
Stratham, New Hampshire
DiedApril 1, 1834 (1834-05) (aged 37)
Rochester, New Hampshire
Citizenship United States
Political partyAdams Party
Spouse(s)Mary Upham Barker
ChildrenDavid Barker
Mary Barker
ParentsCol. David Barker
Alma materHarvard University
ProfessionAttorney politician

Early life

Born in Stratham, New Hampshire, Barker was the eldest son of Col. David Barker and at age eleven attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter. He began attending Harvard University at the age of fourteen and earned a degree in 1815. He began the study of law with John P. Hale, Esq.; earned a second degree and was admitted to the bar in 1819.[1]

Career

Upon his admission to the bar, Barker began his law practice in Rochester, New Hampshire. He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1823, 1825, and 1826.

Elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth Congress, Barker served as a United States Representative for New Hampshire from March 4, 1827 to March 3, 1829. He resumed the practice of law after his term in Congress and was an original member of the New Hampshire Historical Society.[2]

Death

Barker died in Rochester, Strafford County, New Hampshire, on April 1, 1834 (age 37 years, 83 days). He is interred at Old Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, New Hampshire.

Family life

Barker married Mary Upham on October 2, 1823, and they had two children, David and Mary.[3]

References
  1. New Hampshire Historical Society (1834). Collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society, Volume 4. Jacob B. Moore, 1834. p. 36. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. David Barker. Collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society. 1834. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. Upham, Albert Gookin (1845). Family History: Notices of the Life of John Upham, the First Inhabitant of New-England who Bore that Name: Together with an Account of Such of His Descendants as Were the Ancestors of Hon. Nathaniel Upham ... with a Short Sketch of the Life of the Latter. Asa McFarland, 1845. p. 77. Retrieved 1 July 2014.


U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Henry Moore Baker		 U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
1827—1829		 Succeeded by
Ichabod Bartlett

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