Member Biography
Mathias Barton
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1796-1797 | 4 | Federalist | ||
| 1797-1798 | 4 | Federalist | ||
| 1798-1799 | 4 | Federalist | ||
| 1799-1800 | 4 | Federalist | ||
| 1800-1801 | 3 | Federalist | ||
| 1801-1802 | 3 | Federalist | ||
| 1802-1803 | 3 | Federalist | ||
| 1803-1804 | 3 | Federalist |
COUNTIES: Lancaster
Biography
Doctor Mathias Barton (Federalist4) Lancaster County 1796-1800 (Federalist3) Lancaster County 1800-1804
Early Life:
Doctor Mathias Barton, born 1765, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; son of Reverend Thomas and Esther Rittenhouse Barton; admitted, bar, 1778; elected, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1793-1796; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1796-1804; unsuccessful campaign Pennsylvania Treasurer, 1806; married, Esther Hetty Cox, 1791; died, January 11, 1809, (41 years) Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Burial location unknown.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Lancaster County, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Stephenson's Detachment of Militia, 1793-1796.
Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 4th district, Lancaster County, 1796-1800.
Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 3rd district, Lancaster County, 1800-1804
Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Treasurer 1806.
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:
Not currently available.
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members B". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)
A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)