Daniel D. Barnard

Daniel Dewey Barnard (July 16, 1797 – April 24, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, Barnard attended the common schools and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1818. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1821 and began practice in Rochester, New York. He served as prosecuting attorney of Monroe County in 1826.

Barnard was elected as an Adams to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress. Traveled in Europe in 1831. He moved to Albany, New York, in 1832 and continued the practice of law. He served as member of the State assembly in 1838.

Barnard was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845). He served as chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary (Twenty-seventh Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1844. He was appointed Minister to Prussia and served from September 3, 1850, to September 21, 1853. He retired from active business pursuits in 1853 and engaged in literary pursuits. He died in Albany, New York, April 24, 1861. He was interred in Albany Rural Cemetery, where he had given the dedication address in 1844.

References

• Daniel D. Barnard at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• Daniel Dewey Barnard at Find-A-Grave

Party political offices
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Moses Hayden	U.S. House of Representatives New York 27th March 4, 1827–March 3, 1829	Succeeded by Timothy Childs
Preceded by Albert Gallup	U.S. House of Representatives New York 10th March 4, 1839–March 3, 1843	Succeeded by Jeremiah Russell
Preceded by Thomas A. Tomlinson	U.S. House of Representatives New York 13th March 3, 1843–March 3, 1845	Succeeded by Bradford R. Wood
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Edward A. Hannegan	United States Ambassador to Germany December 10, 1850 – September 21, 1853	Succeeded by Peter D. Vroom

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Date of birth	July 16, 1797
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Date of death	April 24, 1861
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