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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeBARROW, Washington
(1807—1866)
BARROW, Washington, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Davidson County, Tenn., October 5, 1807; received a classical education; lawyer, private practice; Minister to Portugal, 1841-1844; newspaper editor; elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); was not a candidate for renomination to the Thirty-first Congress in 1848; businessman; member of the Tennessee state senate, 1860-1861; died in St. Louis, Mo., October 19, 1866; interment in the vault of Dr. John Shelby on a private estate in East Nashville, Tenn.
Barrow, Washington. Speech of Mr. Washington Barrow, of Tennessee, on the reference of the President’s annual message, delivered in the House of Representatives on Monday, January 24, 1848
. Washington: Printed by J.& G.S. Gideon, 1848.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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