Henry Barr (March 21, 1844 – July 21, 1926) was an

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farmer and political figure. He represented

Renfrew North Renfrew North (also known as Renfrew North—Nipissing East) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North Americ ...

in the

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from 1892 to 1898 as a

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member. He was born in Horton Township,

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in 1844, the son of David Barr. In 1865, he married Emily Cole. Barr was defeated by Arunah Dunlop in 1891 but won the by-election that followed in 1892. He lived near

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. He died at Renfrew County in 1926.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKWP-G68

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill
* 1844 births Ontario Liberal Party MPPs 1926 deaths {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub