John Richard Barret | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's1st district | |
| In office December 3, 1860 – March 4, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Preston Blair Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Francis Preston Blair Jr. |
| In office March 4, 1859 – June 8, 1860 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Preston Blair Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Francis Preston Blair Jr. |
| Member of theMissouri House of Representatives | |
| In office 1852–1856 | |
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| Born | (1825-08-21)August 21, 1825 Greensburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1903(1903-11-02) (aged 78) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | St. Louis University |
John Richard Barret (August 21, 1825 – November 2, 1903) was a slave owner[1] andU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Born inGreensburg, Kentucky, Barret attended the common schools and then went toCentre College inDanville, Kentucky. He moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1839 and graduated from law school atSaint Louis University in 1843. He thereafter studied and then practiced law.
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. After defeating the incumbent Francis P. Blair Jr. in 1858, he presented his credentials as aDemocratic member-elect to the36th Congress, but Blair contested the election. He served from March 4, 1859, to June 8, 1860, when Congress declared him not entitled to the seat on the grounds that there had been election irregularities (such as judges who'd not taken the oath, ineligible voters, ballots for Blair that should have been counted but weren't and a difficult to explain increase in voters in a few precincts) and declared Blair entitled to it.[2] Blair resigned 17 days later to set up a special election.
In a special election against Blair, Barret was subsequently sent again to the same Congress to fill the vacancy caused by Blair's resignation on June 25. Barret then served from December 3, 1860, to March 4, 1861. Blair successfully ran against him in the general election in 1860 for a seat in the37th Congress. Barret moved toNew York City and engaged in numerous occupations, eventually dying there on November 2, 1903. He was interred inCave Hill Cemetery inLouisville, Kentucky.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 1st congressional district 1859-1860 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 1st congressional district 1860-1861 | Succeeded by |
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