David Barton

David Barton (December 14, 1783 – September 28, 1837) was one of the first U.S. senators from Missouri, serving from 1821 to 1831.

Barton was born near Greeneville, Tennessee, then part of North Carolina. He moved to St. Louis in 1809. In 1812, he joined Nathan Boone's company of mounted rangers. Later stints with the rangers helped to make Barton popular in the region.

Barton switched parties three times in his political life. He was first elected as a Democratic-Republican; he then switched to an Adams Democrat for his re-election in 1825. When he ran for the Senate again in 1830 he switched to being an Anti-Jacksonian candidate. In the Senate, he served as chairman of the committee on public lands. His second term expired March 3, 1831. He was a member of the Missouri State Senate in 1834–1835.

He died at Boonville, Missouri, September 28, 1837.