Nelson Barrere

Whig Representative of Ohio's 7th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

April 1, 1808 (75 years old)

Birthday

August 20, 1883

Death

Served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term (1851-1853).
Was a member of the Whig Party.
Served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1837 to 1838.
Born and died in Ohio, attending common schools and Hillsboro High School, and graduated from Augusta College in Kentucky in 1830.
Studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1833, and practiced law in Hillsboro and West Union, Ohio.
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to Congress in 1852 and for Governor of Ohio as a Whig Party nominee in 1853.
Resumed practicing law after his political career.
Buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, New Market, Ohio.