Robert F. Barnett | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1850–1852 | |
| Member of the Illinois Senate | |
| In office 1842–1844 | |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1840–1842 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1807 |
| Died | 1864 (aged 56–57) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Robert F. Barnett was an American politician who served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate.
Barnett was born in 1807 in Bourbon County,Kentucky. [1] In 1832,he moved to DeWitt County,Illinois where he farmed land his father had purchased for him and served as a justice of the peace. [1] Barnett was a Democrat known for his strong anti-slavery views. [1]
Barnett served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1840 to 1842 in the 12th Illinois General Assembly representing Macon and DeWitt counties;and then as a state senator from 1842 to 1844 in the 13th Illinois General Assembly representing McLean,Livingston,DeWitt,Piatt,and Macon counties. [1] [2] He returned as a state representative in the 17th Illinois General Assembly from 1850 to 1852 representing DeWitt and McLean counties. [1] [2]
In 1831,he married Margaret J. Mills;they had 10 children. [1] He died in 1864 in Clinton,Illinois. [1] His son,Nathan Barnett,ran for governor of Illinois on the Populist ticket in the 1892 Illinois gubernatorial election. [1]