Answer the following question: Facts: - preceded: hart 1891 benton holton ; sydney mudd from 1889 to - caption: barnes compton - district: 5th congressional - term end: 1895 - succeeded: charles edward coffin - term start: 1885 1889 successfully contested by sydney e. mudd ; regained seat ; in 1891 election to 51st united states congress in - state: maryland - name: barnes compton - image: barnes compton.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of barnes compton .
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barnes compton -lrb- 16 november 1830 -- 2 december 1898 -rrb- was a planter and politician , born in port tobacco , charles county , maryland and orphaned as a child .in 1851 , compton took control of his numerous estates , becoming wealthy and the second largest slaveholder in maryland .he was elected as a state representative before the civil war and as speaker of the state house .after the war , compton continued to be active in democratic party politics .he was appointed as maryland state treasurer , serving more than a decade , from 1872-1885 .he was repeatedly elected to the us house of representatives from the fifth congressional district of maryland -lrb- serving 1884 -- 1894 , although unseated in 1889 for one term by a house committee as a result of its ruling of voter fraud and intimidation in the 1888 election . -rrb-compton served in many leadership roles for public welfare and educational institutions , on the board of trustees for charlotte hall academy , the school commission of charles county , and the maryland insane asylum .in addition , he led private institutions , and was director of citizens savings bank in laurel , maryland .