John Richard Barret

John Barret is a redirect to this article. For other people, see John Barrett .

John Richard Barret

John Richard Barret (born August 21, 1825 in Greensburg , Kentucky , †  November 2, 1903 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1859 and 1861 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives with one interruption .

Career

John Barret attended public schools in his home country and then Center College in Danville . In 1839 he moved to St. Louis , Missouri, where he studied at Saint Louis University until 1843 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1852 he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives , to which he was re-elected three times. Barret also became a member of the St. Louis Agricultural Society, whose events he organized.

In the congressional elections of 1858 Barret was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Francis Preston Blair on March 4, 1859 , whom he had defeated in the election. Blair, however, appealed against the outcome of the election. When this was complied with, Barret had to resign his mandate on June 8, 1860 to Blair. But since the latter resigned soon afterwards, Barret was able to take over his mandate again on December 3, 1860 and end the legislative period until March 3, 1861. This time was marked by the tensions in the immediate run-up to the civil war . In the elections of 1860 Barret lost again to Blair, who was again his successor in Congress on March 4, 1861.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, John Barret moved to New York, where he pursued various private activities. Politically, he no longer appeared. He died in New York on November 2, 1903 and was buried in Louisville .

Web links

• John Richard Barret in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)