John Richard Barret
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John Richard Barret was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Greensburg, Kentucky
, Barret attended the common schools and Centre College
, Danville, Kentucky
.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1839.
He was graduated from the St. Louis University in 1843.
He studied law and practiced.
Barret was elected to the State house of representatives in 1852 and served four terms.
He became identified with the St. Louis Agricultural Society and organized its exhibitions.
He presented credentials as a Democratic
member-elect to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1859, to June 8, 1860, when he was succeeded by Francis P. Blair, Jr., who contested his election.
Barret was subsequently elected as a Democrat
to the same Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Francis P. Blair, Jr., and served from December 3, 1860, to March 3, 1861.
He was an unsuccessful for reelection in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh Congress.
He moved to New York City
and engaged in numerous occupations.
He died in New York City on November 2, 1903.
He was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
.
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 Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Greensburg, Kentucky
Greensburg, Kentucky
Greensburg is a city in Green County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,396 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Green County...
, Barret attended the common schools and Centre College
Centre College
Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County south of Lexington, KY. Centre is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose...
, Danville, Kentucky
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....
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He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1839.
He was graduated from the St. Louis University in 1843.
He studied law and practiced.
Barret was elected to the State house of representatives in 1852 and served four terms.
He became identified with the St. Louis Agricultural Society and organized its exhibitions.
He presented credentials as a Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member-elect to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1859, to June 8, 1860, when he was succeeded by Francis P. Blair, Jr., who contested his election.
Barret was subsequently elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the same Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Francis P. Blair, Jr., and served from December 3, 1860, to March 3, 1861.
He was an unsuccessful for reelection in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh Congress.
He moved to New York City
New York City
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and engaged in numerous occupations.
He died in New York City on November 2, 1903.
He was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
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External links
- John Richard Barret at Find-A-Grave