Daniel Moreau Barringer

Daniel Moreau Barringer
Chair of the North Carolina Democratic-Conservative Party
In office
1872
Member of the North Carolina House of Commons from Cabarrus County
In office
November 20, 1854 – February 16, 1855
Preceded byJohn Shimpock, William S. Harris
Succeeded byCaleb N. White
In office
November 16, 1840 – January 28, 1843
Preceded byDaniel Boger
Succeeded byCaleb Phifer, Thomas H. Robinson
In office
November 16, 1829 – January 10, 1835
Preceded byJ.C. Barnhardt
Succeeded byLevi Hope, George Barnhardt
United States Minister to Spain
In office
October 24, 1849 – September 4, 1853
PresidentZachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
Preceded byRomulus M. Saunders
Succeeded byPierre Soule
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byJohn Daniel
Succeeded byEdmund Deberry
Constituency2nd district (1843–1847)
3rd district (1847–1849)
Personal details
Born(1806-07-30)July 30, 1806
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 1873(1873-09-01) (aged 67)
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeGreenmount Cemetery
Political party
Spouse
Elizabeth Wethered
(m. 1848; died 1867)
Parents
RelativesDaniel Laurens Barringer (paternal uncle)
Rufus Barringer (brother)
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina

Daniel Moreau Barringer (July 30, 1806 – September 1, 1873) was a slave owner[1] and Whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1843 and 1849. He joined the Democratic Party by the early 1870s.

  1. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 19, 2022, retrieved January 25, 2022