Richard W. Barton

Richard Walker Barton (1800 – March 15, 1859) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia, USA.

Biography
Born at "Shady Oak" near Winchester, Virginia, Barton pursued academic studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar. He began his law practice in Winchester. He was a member of the Virginia General Assembly from 1823 to 1824, 1832 to 1835 and in 1839. He was elected a Whig to the United States House of Representatives in 1840, serving from 1841 to 1843, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1842. Afterwards, Barton resume practicing law in Winchester, Virginia until his death on his estate called "Springdale" near Winchester on March 15, 1859. He was interred in the family cemetery on the estate.

External links

Richard W. Barton at The Political Graveyard

Category:1800 births
Category:1859 deaths
Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
Category:Virginia lawyers
Category:Politicians from Winchester, Virginia
Category:Virginia Whigs
Category:Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:19th-century American politicians