Barker Burnell

Barker Burnell (born January 30, 1798 in Nantucket , Massachusetts , † June 15, 1843 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1841 and 1843 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Barker Burnell attended public schools in his home country. After completing a law degree and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Nantucket for 20 years. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In 1820, when the state of Maine emerged from northern Massachusetts as a result of the Missouri Compromise , Burnell was a delegate at a meeting to adapt the Massachusetts Constitution to the new conditions. Between 1824 and 1825 he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate . He joined the Whig Party in the 1830s . In December 1839 he was a delegate at their federal party congress .

In the congressional election of 1840 Burnell was elected in the eleventh constituency of Massachusetts to the US House of Representatives in Washington, where he succeeded John Reed on March 4, 1841 . After a re-election in the tenth district, he could remain in Congress until his death on June 15, 1843 . This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed. In the last months of his life, Burnell was barely able to attend the sessions of Congress because of a tuberculosis disease. He died as a result of the consequences.

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SURNAME	Burnell, Barker
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 30, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nantucket , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	June 15, 1843
Place of death	Washington, DC