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John Watson Barr

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky · 1880

John Watson Barr , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky. John Watson Barr (December 17, 1826 – December 31, 1907) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky.

Education

  • Transylvania University Law Department1847

Career

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

Biography

John Watson Barr (December 17, 1826 – December 31, 1907) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky.

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