Granville Barrere
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Granville Barrere was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
, nephew of Nelson Barrere
.
Born in New Market, near Hillsboro, Ohio
, Barrere attended the common schools and Augusta College, Augusta, Kentucky
, and graduated from Marietta College
, Marietta, Ohio
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in Chillicothe, Ohio
, in 1853 and commenced practice in Marion, Arkansas
.
He moved to Bloomington, Illinois
, in 1855, and then to Canton, Illinois
, the same year, and continued the practice of his profession.
He served as member of the city board of education.
He served as member of the board of supervisors of Canton.
Barrere was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-third
Congress (March 4, 1873–March 3, 1875).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1874.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Canton, Illinois
, January 13, 1889.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, nephew of Nelson Barrere
Nelson Barrere
Nelson Barrere was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, uncle of Granville Barrere.Born in New Market, near Hillsboro, Ohio, Barrere attended the common schools, and Hillsboro High School in 1827....
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Born in New Market, near Hillsboro, Ohio
Hillsboro, Ohio
Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,605 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hillsboro is located at ....
, Barrere attended the common schools and Augusta College, Augusta, Kentucky
Augusta, Kentucky
Augusta is a city in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2005 census, the city population was 2,004. When Bracken County was organized in 1796, Augusta was the county seat...
, and graduated from Marietta College
Marietta College
Marietta College is a co-educational private college in Marietta, Ohio, USA, which was the first permanent settlement of the Northwest Territory. The school offers 42 majors along with a large number of minors, all of which are grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation...
, Marietta, Ohio
Marietta, Ohio
Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States. During 1788, pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. Marietta is located in southeastern Ohio at the mouth...
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He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
, in 1853 and commenced practice in Marion, Arkansas
Marion, Arkansas
Marion is a city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 8,901 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Crittenden County, and is part of the Memphis metropolitan area...
.
He moved to Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
, in 1855, and then to Canton, Illinois
Canton, Illinois
Canton is the largest city in Fulton County, Illinois in the United States. The population was 18,288 as of the 2000 Census. The Canton Micropolitan Statistical Area covers all of Fulton County; it is in turn part of the wider Peoria-Canton, IL Combined Statistical Area .-Geography:Canton is...
, the same year, and continued the practice of his profession.
He served as member of the city board of education.
He served as member of the board of supervisors of Canton.
Barrere was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
The Forty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1873–March 3, 1875).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1874.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Canton, Illinois
Canton, Illinois
Canton is the largest city in Fulton County, Illinois in the United States. The population was 18,288 as of the 2000 Census. The Canton Micropolitan Statistical Area covers all of Fulton County; it is in turn part of the wider Peoria-Canton, IL Combined Statistical Area .-Geography:Canton is...
, January 13, 1889.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.