David Barker Jr. (January 8, 1797 – April 1, 1834) was an American politician and a

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from

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Early life

Born in

Stratham, New Hampshire Stratham is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town had a population of 7,669 at the 2020 census. It is bounded on the west by the Squamscott River. The town is the home of the only U.S. Lindt & Sprüngli factory an ...

, Barker was the eldest son of Col. David Barker and at age eleven attended

Phillips Exeter Academy Phillips Exeter Academy (often called Exeter or PEA) is an Independent school, independent, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Exeter, New Hampshire. Established in 1781, it is America's sixth-oldest boarding school and educates an es ...

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. He began attending

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at the age of fourteen and earned a degree in 1815. He began the study of law with John P. Hale, Esq.; earned a second degree and was

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in 1819.

Career

Upon his admission to the bar, Barker began his law practice in

Rochester, New Hampshire Rochester is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 32,492 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in New Hampshire, 6th most populous city in New Hampshire. In ad ...

. He served as member of the

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in 1823, 1825, and 1826. Elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth Congress, Barker served as a United States Representative for New Hampshire from March 4, 1827, to March 3, 1829. He resumed the practice of law after his term in Congress and was an original member of the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Death

Barker died in Rochester, Strafford County, New Hampshire, on April 1, 1834 (age 37 years, 83 days). He is

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at Old Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, New Hampshire.

Family life

Barker married Mary Upham on October 2, 1823, and they had two children, David and Mary.

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