Barnes Compton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th district | |
| In office 1891–1894 | |
| Preceded by | Sydney Emanuel Mudd I |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Coffin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th district | |
| In office 1885–1890 | |
| Preceded by | Hart B. Holton |
| Succeeded by | Sydney Emanuel Mudd I |
| Treasurer of Maryland | |
| In office 1874–1885 | |
| Governor | William Pinkney Whyte James Black Groome John Lee Carroll William T. Hamilton Robert Milligan McLane |
| Preceded by | John W. Davis |
| Succeeded by | John S. Gittings |
| President of the Maryland State Senate | |
| In office 1868–1870 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher C. Cox |
| Succeeded by | Henry Snyder |
| Member of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office 1867–1872 | |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1860–1861 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 16, 1830 Port Tobacco, Maryland |
| Died | December 2, 1898 (aged 68) Laurel, Maryland |
| Resting place | Loudon Park Cemetery |
| Political party | |
| Spouse |
Margaret Holiday Sothoron
(m. 1858) |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Princeton College (A.B.) |
Barnes Compton (November 16, 1830 – December 2, 1898) was a Representative of the fifth congressional district of Maryland and a Treasurer of Maryland.[1][2]
- ^ "Barnes Compton (1830–1898) Extended Biography". Annapolis, Maryland: Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). 2008. MSA SC 3520-1545.
- ^ Arps, Walter E. (May 9, 2009). Maryland Mortalities, 1876–1915, from the (Baltimore) Sun Almanac. Heritage Books. ISBN 9781585492541 – via Google Books.