Daniel D. Barnard

Daniel Dewey Barnard (July 16, 1797 – April 24, 1861) was an American politician and a U.S. representative from New York.

Biography Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, Barnard was the son of Timothy and Phebe (Dewey) Barnard. He attended the common schools and graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1818. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1821. He married Sara Livingstone in 1825; and married Catherine Walsh in 1832. He received the degree of LL.D. from Hobart College in 1834, Columbia in 1845, and Brown in 1853. He was also a member of the New-York Historical Society. and to Yale Phi Beta Kappa Society in 1846.

Not a candidate for reelection in 1844, Barnard resumed his practice. He was appointed Envoy to Prussia and served from September 3, 1850, to September 21, 1853. He retired from active business pursuits in 1853 and engaged in literary pursuits, residing in Albany, New York.

Death Barnard died in Albany, New York, on April 24, 1861 (age 63 years, 282 days). He is interred at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York, where he had given the dedication address in 1844.