Gideon Barstow
American politician (1783–1852)
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::summary American politician (1783–1852) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox officeholder"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Gideon Barstow |
| state1 | Massachusetts |
| district1 | 2nd |
| term1 | March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823 |
| preceded1 | Nathaniel Silsbee |
| succeeded1 | Benjamin W. Crowninshield |
| office2 | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
| term2 | 1823 |
| 1829 | |
| 1833 | |
| 1837 | |
| office3 | Member of the Massachusetts Senate |
| term3 | 1827 |
| 1834 | |
| birth_date | September 7, 1783 |
| birth_place | Mattapoisett, Massachusetts |
| death_date | |
| death_place | St. Augustine, Florida |
| children | Gideon Forrester Barstow |
| party | Democratic-Republican, Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican |
| :: |
| name= Gideon Barstow | image name= | state1= Massachusetts | district1= 2nd | term1= March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823 | preceded1=Nathaniel Silsbee | succeeded1=Benjamin W. Crowninshield | office2 = Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | term2 = 1823 1829 1833 1837 | office3 = Member of the Massachusetts Senate | term3 = 1827 1834 | birth_date=September 7, 1783 | birth_place=Mattapoisett, Massachusetts | death_date= | death_place=St. Augustine, Florida | spouse= |children=Gideon Forrester Barstow | profession= | religion= | party=Democratic-Republican, Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican |}} Gideon Barstow (September 7, 1783 – March 26, 1852) was a U.S. representative from Massachusetts. Born in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, Barstow attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island from 1799 to 1801. He studied medicine, was admitted to practice and settled in Salem, Massachusetts. He served as member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820–1821.
Barstow was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823), but was not a candidate for renomination in 1822. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate. He served as presidential elector on the Whig ticket of Clay and Sergeant in 1832. He moved to St. Augustine, Florida, because of ill health and engaged in mercantile pursuits. Barstow died in St. Augustine March 26, 1852 and was interred in Huguenot Cemetery.
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| state=Massachusetts | district=2 | before=Nathaniel Silsbee | after=Benjamin W. Crowninshield | years= March 4, 1821-March 3, 1823}}
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