Daniel D. Barnard

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Daniel Dewey Barnard (July 16, 1797 - April 24, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, Barnard attended the common schools and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1818. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1821 and began practice in Rochester, New York. He served as prosecuting attorney of Monroe County in 1826.

Barnard was elected as an Adams to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress. Traveled in Europe in 1831. He moved to Albany, New York, in 1832 and continued the practice of law. He served as member of the State assembly in 1838.

Barnard was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1845). He served as chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary (Twenty-seventh Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1844. He was appointed Minister to Prussia and served from September 3, 1850, to September 21, 1853. He retired from active business pursuits in 1853 and engaged in literary pursuits. He died in Albany, New York, April 24, 1861. He was interred in Albany Rural Cemetery.