Alexander Barrow | |
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| United States Senator fromLouisiana | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – December 29, 1846 | |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Nicholas |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Soulé |
| Member of theLouisiana House of Representatives | |
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| Born | (1801-03-27)March 27, 1801 |
| Died | December 29, 1846(1846-12-29) (aged 45) |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Barrow |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Planter |
Alexander Barrow I (March 27, 1801 – December 29, 1846) was a lawyer, slave owner,[1] andUnited States senator fromLouisiana. He was a member of theWhig Party. He was the half-brother ofWashington Barrow, sharing the same father.
Born nearNashville, Tennessee, to Willie Barrow and his first wife Jane Green, Barrow attended theUnited States Military Academy inWest Point, New York, from 1816 to 1818. Then hestudied law and wasadmitted to the bar, in 1822, commencing practice in Nashville.
Soon afterward he relocated toFeliciana Parish, Louisiana, where he continued topractice law. Later he abandoned his legal career to become aplanter.
Eventually, Alexander Barrow became involved in politics and was elected to theLouisiana House of Representatives, where he served for several years. While in state office, he denounced bans on slave imports, and said that the state's "wealth and property" were attributable "fair and fully upon the labor of slaves."[2]
In 1840 Barrow was elected aWhig to theUnited States Senate, serving from 1841 until his death. There he was Chairman of theCommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds during the27th Congress and of theCommittee on the Militia during the 27th and28th Congresses. According to longtime Washington journalistBenjamin Perley Poore, Barrow was "the handsomest man in the Senate."[3]
Senator Barrow died inBaltimore,Maryland, on December 29, 1846. His remains were interred in the family cemetery onAfton Villa plantation, nearBayou Sara, Louisiana.
Alexander and Mary Ann Barrow had three children, Alexander II, Willie Micajah, and Jane.
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from Louisiana March 4, 1841 – December 29, 1846 Served alongside:Alexandre Mouton,Charles M. Conrad andHenry Johnson | Succeeded by |
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