Richard Walker Barton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th district | |
| In office March 5, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | William Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Steenrod |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Frederick County | |
| In office January 7, 1839 – December 1, 1839 Serving with Joseph H. Sherrard | |
| Preceded by | William Wood |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. Baker |
| In office December 3, 1832 – December 6, 1835 Serving with John B.D. Smith, John B. Earle, James Gibson | |
| Preceded by | William Wood |
| Succeeded by | James Bowen |
| In office December 1, 1823 – November 28, 1824 Serving with Joseph Sexton | |
| Preceded by | William Byrd Page |
| Succeeded by | James Ship |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 3, 1799 "Shady Oak," Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, US |
| Died | January 15, 1860 (aged 60) "Springdale", Frederick County, Virginia, US |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Alcinda Winn Gibson (d. 1829) Caroline Marx |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer, planter |
Richard Walker Barton (July 3, 1799 – January 15, 1860) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and planter from Virginia.[1][2] His nephew Robert Thomas Barton (1842-1917), who unlike three of his brothers survived fighting in the Confederate States Army, also became a distinguished lawyer in the Winchester, Virginia area, as well as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and author. Career U.S. Army officer turned controversial Confederate engineer Seth Maxwell Barton of Fredericksburg was a more distant relative.