Barker Burnell | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – June 15, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | John Reed Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Grinnell |
| Constituency | 11th district (1841–1843) 10th district (1843) |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate Nantucket and Dukes County District | |
| In office 1823–1823 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Folger, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jethro Mitchell |
| In office 1825–1833 | |
| Preceded by | Jethro Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | David Joy |
| In office 1838–1838 | |
| Preceded by | David Joy |
| Succeeded by | George Bruce Upton |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1821–1822 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 30, 1798 |
| Died | June 15, 1843 (aged 45) |
| Resting place | Prospect Hill Cemetery,Nantucket, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Whig |
Barker Burnell (January 30, 1798 – June 15, 1843) was an American politician who was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts.
Burnell was born on January 30, 1798, inNantucket, Massachusetts.
Burnell was a member of theMassachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820–1821.[1] He served as member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1821–1822,[1] and as a member of theMassachusetts Senate in 1823,[1] from 1825 to 1833,[1] and in 1838.[2]
Burnell served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1840. He was elected as aWhig to theTwenty-seventh andTwenty-eighth Congresses and served from March 4, 1841, until his death inWashington, D.C., June 15, 1843.
He was interred in Congressional Cemetery. Burnell was re-interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery,Nantucket, Massachusetts, in 1844.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 11th congressional district March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 10th congressional district March 4, 1843 – June 15, 1843 | Succeeded by |
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