Thomas J. Barr
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Thomas Jefferson Barr (1812 — March 27, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in New York City in 1812, Barr attended the public schools. He moved to Scotch Plains, New Jersey, in 1835 and conducted a roadhouse. He returned to New York City in 1842 and served as assistant alderman of the sixth ward in 1849 and 1850 and alderman in 1852 and 1853. He served in the New York State Senate in 1854 and 1855.
Barr was elected on January 6, 1859, as an Independent Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Kelly. He was reelected to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served from January 17, 1859, to March 3, 1861. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860. He was appointed a police commissioner of New York City in 1870 and served until 1873, when the police board was abolished. He was subsequently employed in the customhouse. He died in New York City, March 27, 1881. He was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Long Island.
