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Samuel Barton (July 27, 1785 – January 29, 1858) was an American politician and a one-term U.S. representative from New York from 1835 to 1837.

Biography

Barton, a nephew of William H. Vanderbilt, was born in New Dorp, New York on July 27, 1785, the son of Samuel and Jane Vanderbilt Barton, who was the sister of Commodore Vanderbilt. He and attended the common schools, and became an agent for Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt’s steamship lines. Barton married Lydia Rawson Taylor, and they had one son, Cornelius Vanderbilt Barton.

Career

Having served in the State militia as a major in 1818, Barton was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1821 to 1822. and served on the Andrew Jackson reception committee in 1833. He again served in the State militia as a colonel in 1833.

Congress

Elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, Barton was a U. S. Representative for the second district of New York from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1837. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1836.

Later career

He resumed his former pursuits in the steamship business. He served as director of the Tompkinsville Lyceum.

Death

Barton died in New Dorp, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, on January 29, 1858 (age 72). He is interred at Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, New York.

References

1. "Samuel Barton". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
2. "Samuel Barton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

External links

• United States Congress. "Samuel Barton (id: B000215)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• 1785 births
• 1858 deaths
• Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
• Burials at Moravian Cemetery
• People from New Dorp, Staten Island
• Vanderbilt family
• 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives