Morris S. Barnett (1808 – April 30, 1902) was an American politician. Barnett owned a sawmill in Eldorado, Wisconsin in the 1840s. The United States Senator

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worked for Barnett at the sawmill. He was active in the anti-slavery movement in Wisconsin, lived in

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and served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. Barnett then moved to

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. In 1851 and 1857, Barnett served in the

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while living in Fond du Lac. He was a member of the Whig and

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and later supported the Republican Party. Barlett died of pneumonia at the age of 94 at his son's home in

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.'The Legislative Manual of Wisconsin 1877,' p. 158, 169

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* 1808 births 1902 deaths Politicians from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Wisconsin Free Soilers Wisconsin Whigs County supervisors in Wisconsin 19th-century American businesspeople Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1800s-stub