John Barney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Barney

American politician

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1785

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1857

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About John Barney

  • John Barney (January 18, 1785 – January 26, 1857) was a U.S.
  • Congressman from the fifth district of Maryland, serving from 1825 to 1829.
  • He was the son of Commodore Joshua Barney, a hero of the Revolution and the War of 1812. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Barney was appointed a captain and assistant district quartermaster general in the United States Army on August 15, 1814, and served until June 15, 1815, when he was honorably discharged.
  • He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1822 to the Eighteenth Congress, but was elected to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1829.
  • He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress, and engaged in literary pursuits until his death in Washington, D.C..
  • He is interred in Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore.

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