Robert F. Barnett
Robert F. Barnett | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1850–1852 | |
| Member of the Illinois Senate | |
| In office 1842–1844 | |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1840–1842 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1807 |
| Died | 1864 (aged 56–57) |
| Party | Democratic |
Robert F. Barnett was an American politician who served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate.
Biography
Barnett was born in 1807 in Bourbon County, Kentucky.[1] In 1832, he moved to DeWitt County, Illinois where he farmed land his father had purchased for him and served as a justice of the peace.[1] Barnett was a Democrat known for his strong anti-slavery views.[1]
Barnett served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1840 to 1842 in the 12th Illinois General Assembly representing Macon and DeWitt counties; and then as a state senator from 1842 to 1844 in the 13th Illinois General Assembly representing McLean, Livingston, DeWitt, Piatt, and Macon counties.[1][2] He returned as a state representative in the 17th Illinois General Assembly from 1850 to 1852 representing DeWitt and McLean counties.[1][2]
Personal life
In 1831, he married Margaret J. Mills; they had 10 children.[1] He died in 1864 in Clinton, Illinois.[1] His son, Nathan Barnett, ran for governor of Illinois on the Populist ticket in the 1892 Illinois gubernatorial election.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Robert F. Barnett". Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library - Papers of Abraham Lincoln Digital Library.
- ^ a b Moses, John (January 1882). Illinois, Historical and Statistical: Comprising the Essential Facts of Its Planting and Growth as a Province, County, Territory, and State. Derived from the Most Authentic Sources, Including Original Documents and Papers. Together with Carefully Prepared Statistical Tables. Vol. 2. Fergus Printing Company. p. 1164.