Isaac D. Barnard
| Isaac D. Barnard | |
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| United States Senator from Pennsylvania | |
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In office March 4, 1827 – December 6, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | William Findlay |
| Succeeded by | George M. Dallas |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
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In office 1820-1826 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Isaac Dutton Barnard July 18, 1791 Aston Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
February 28, 1834 (aged 42) West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Oakland's Cemetery near West Chester |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Committees | Committee on Militia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Militia |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Fourteenth Regiment, United States Infantry |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
Isaac Dutton Barnard (July 18, 1791 – February 28, 1834) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. He also served as a Pennsylvania State Senator from 1820 until 1826.[1]
Biography
He moved to a farm near Chester with his parents, and was a scholar at several public schools.[1] He later resided in Philadelphia until 1811, when he moved back to Chester.[1] While he was studying law, Barnard became a member of the Fourteenth Regiment, United States Infantry, and served in the War of 1812.[1] He fought at the Battle of Plattsburgh, and the Battle of Lyon Creek, and promoted from captain to major for meritorious service.[2] After the war ended he resumed his legal studies,[1] and was admitted to the bar on May 1, 1816.[2] He began practicing law in West Chester.[1] Barnard was the deputy attorney general for Chester County from 1817 to 1821,[1] and an Assistant Burgess in the government of the borough of West Chester in 1821, 1824, and 1825.[3] Barnard was also a major-general of militia, and declined the judgeship of Chester County.[2]
Beginning in 1820, and ending in 1826, he was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, and the year he left the State Senate, he was the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1] He was elected to the United States Senate as a Jacksonian, and began his first term on March 4, 1827.[1] During the 21st and 22nd United States Congresses, he was the chairman of the Committee on Militia.[1] In 1829, Barnard was closely defeated in his attempt to gain the nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania.[2] He undertook part of a second Senate term, but resigned from the Senate on December 6, 1831,[1] due to ill health.[2] He was replaced by a future Vice President of the United States, George M. Dallas.[4] Just before he resigned, the New York papers were reportedly demanding that Barnard be given a place in the United States Cabinet.[2] Barnard died on February 28, 1834, in West Chester, and was interred in Oakland's Cemetery nearby.[1] William Everhart, a wealthy merchant, named a street after Barnard, with whom he was a friend, which had been created after Everhart divided up a farm into lots sometime after the summer of 1830.[5]
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Barnard, Isaac Dutton, (1791 - 1834)".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, comprising a historical sketch of the county. p. 204.
- ↑ "West Chester Borough Officials: 1799-present".
- ↑ "George Mifflin Dallas, 11th Vice President (1845-1849)".
- ↑ "West Chester".
Sources
- Pitt Jr., Thomas; Jim Jones. "West Chester Borough Officials: 1799-present".
- Sheppard, John (2007-06-02). "West Chester". Town & Country Living Magazines.
- Wiley, Samuel (1893). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, comprising a historical sketch of the county. Philadelphia: Gresham Publishing Company.
- "Barnard, Isaac Dutton, (1791 - 1834)". United States Congress.
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| Preceded by William Findlay |
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Pennsylvania 1827–1831 Served alongside: William Marks, William Wilkins |
Succeeded by George M. Dallas |
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