Obed Barney
American politician
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Obed Barney was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and in the Massachusetts Senate.[2]
Obed Barney | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate Nantucket and Dukes County District[1] | |
| In office 1844[2]–1844[2] | |
| Succeeded by | William Mitchell[2] |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Nantucket District[2] | |
| In office 1843[2]–1843[2] | |
| Personal details | |
Political offices
Barney was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1843, and a member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Nantucket and Dukes County District in 1844.[2][1]
Other activities
Barney married Lavinia Coffin in Nantucket on January 15, 1832.[3]
In 1848 Barney's nephew Benjamin B. Myrick bought out a substantial lard oil business, with Barney becoming a partner in the business. The factory was destroyed by fire in 1855, but rebuilt with better equipment, and the partners sold the business in May 1857.[4]
