John Watson Barr

Personal

Birthday: 
12/17/1826
Birthplace: 
Versailles, KY
Date of Death: 
12/31/1907
Place of Death: 
Louisville, KY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Versailles, Kentucky, 1847-1854
Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1854-1864, 1864-1880, 1899-1900
U.S. Army, 1861-1864

Education

Name of School: 
Transylvania University Law Department
Degree Year: 
1847

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Kentucky
President Nominating: 
Rutherford B. Hayes
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
04/16/1880
Termination Date: 
02/21/1899
Termination Reason: 
Retirement