David Barker Junior

David Barker (born January 8, 1797 in Stratham , Rockingham County , New Hampshire , †  April 1, 1834 in Rochester , New Hampshire) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1829 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

David Barker attended the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter and then studied at Harvard University until 1815 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1819, he began to work in Rochester in his new profession.

Politically, he joined the faction around John Quincy Adams in the 1820s , which was in opposition to Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Accordingly, Barker became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party . He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1823, 1825, and 1826 . In the 1826 congressional elections, which were held nationwide, he was elected as his party's candidate for the third seat of his state in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . There he took over from Nehemiah Eastman on March 4, 1827 . Until March 3, 1829, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress . This period was overshadowed by fierce political discussions between the divided political camps.

After his time in the House of Representatives ended, Barker returned to work as a lawyer. He was also a founding member of the New Hampshire Historical Society . David Barker died on April 1, 1834 in Rochester and was buried there.

Web links

• David Barker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• David Barker Jr. in the database of Find a Grave (English)