David Barker Jr. Explained

David Barker Jr.
State1:New Hampshire
District1:New Hampshire
Term Start1:March 4, 1827
Term End1:March 3, 1829
Preceded1:Nehemiah Eastman
Succeeded1:Joseph Hammons
Office2:Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Term2:1823
1825-1826
Birth Place:Stratham, New Hampshire
Death Place:Rochester, New Hampshire
Parents:Col. David Barker
Spouse:Mary Upham Barker
Children:David Barker
Mary Barker
Profession:Attorneypolitician
Party:Adams Party
Alma Mater:Harvard University

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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: New Hampshire Historical Society. Collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society, Volume 4. 1834. Jacob B. Moore, 1834. 36. 1 July 2014.
  2. Book: David Barker. 1834. Collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society. 28 November 2013.
  3. Book: Upham. Albert Gookin. 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. 1845. Asa McFarland, 1845. 77. 1 July 2014.