Preceded by Isaac B. Van Houten Role Politician Resigned March 3, 1837 Name Samuel Barton Succeeded by Abraham Vanderveer | Rank major
colonel Citizenship United States Died January 29, 1858 Service/branch New York Guard | |
Born July 27, 1785
New Dorp, New York ( 1785-07-27 ) Spouse(s) Lydia Rawson Taylor Barton Children Cornelius Vanderbilt Barton Profession Steamship Line agent
politician | ||
Political party Jacksonian democracy | ||
Samuel Barton (July 27, 1785 – January 29, 1858) was an American politician and a U. S. Representative from New York.
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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.
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, and 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 years, 186 days). He is interred at Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, New York.