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Barnum, William Henry, 1818-1889

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Personal name headingBarnum, William Henry, 1818-1889
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Variant(s)Barnum, W. H. (William Henry), 1818-1889
Birth date1818-09-17
Death date1889-04-30
Place of birthColumbia County (N.Y.)
Place of deathLime Rock (Conn.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupationLegislators
Found inNUCMC data from Indiana State Library for Julian, G.W. Papers, 1789-1902 (W.H. Barnum)
WWWA, 1607-1896 (William Henry Barnum, 1818-1889; iron manufacturer, of Lime Rock, Conn.; state legislator, and U.S. Rep. and senator)
Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed December 11, 2020 (Barnum, William Henry, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Boston Corner, Columbia County, N.Y., September 17, 1818; attended the common schools; apprenticed to the trade of iron founder and subsequently admitted to partnership by his father, who was engaged in the iron business at Lime Rock, Conn.; member, State house of representatives 1851-1852; elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1867, until May 18, 1876, when he resigned to become Senator; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Orris S. Ferry and served from May 18, 1876, to March 3, 1879; chair, Democratic National Committee 1876-1889; resumed his former manufacturing pursuits; died at Lime Rock, Litchfield County, Conn., April 30, 1889; interment in the Lime Rock Cemetery in Salisbury, Conn.)
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