David Barker, Jr.

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 by	Nehemiah Eastman
Succeeded by	Joseph Hammons
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1823 1825-1826
Personal details
Born	January 8, 1797 Stratham, New Hampshire
Died	April 1, 1834 (aged 37) Rochester, New Hampshire
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Adams Party
Spouse(s)	Mary Upham Barker
Children	David Barker Mary Barker
Parents	Col. David Barker
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Attorney politician

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]

References

1. New Hampshire Historical Society. 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. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
3. 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. Asa McFarland, 1845. p. 77. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

External links

• David Barker, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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