Samuel Barton (New York)
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Samuel Barton was a United States Representative from New York
. He was born in New Dorp on July 27, 1785, and attended the common schools. He was an agent for Commodore Vanderbilt’s steamship lines. He would later marry Commodore Vanderbilt's sister. He served in the State militia as a major in 1818 and as a colonel in 1833, was a member of the New York State Assembly
, and served on the Andrew Jackson
reception committee in 1833.
Barton was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1836, and resumed his former pursuits in the steamship business. He served as director of the Tompkinsville Lyceum. Barton died in New Dorp on January 29, 1858, with interment in Moravian Cemetery.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was born in New Dorp on July 27, 1785, and attended the common schools. He was an agent for Commodore Vanderbilt’s steamship lines. He would later marry Commodore Vanderbilt's sister. He served in the State militia as a major in 1818 and as a colonel in 1833, was a member of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
, and served on the Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
reception committee in 1833.
Barton was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1836, and resumed his former pursuits in the steamship business. He served as director of the Tompkinsville Lyceum. Barton died in New Dorp on January 29, 1858, with interment in Moravian Cemetery.