Granville Barrere (July 11, 1829 – January 13, 1889) was a

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from

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, nephew of

Nelson Barrere Nelson Barrere (April 1, 1808 – August 20, 1883) 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. He was gradua ...

. Born in

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, near Hillsboro, Ohio, Barrere attended the common schools and Augusta College, Augusta, Kentucky, and graduated from

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, Marietta, Ohio. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in

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, in 1853 and commenced practice in Marion, Arkansas. He moved to

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, in 1855, and then to

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, 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

, January 13, 1889. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery in Canton.

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