Dr. John Kelly Barrett

1850 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John Kelly Barrett
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	1850
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1929	San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
  	doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-168551
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I168551	Generations
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Charles Barrett,   b. 1812,   d. 2 Mar 1901  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Bridget Barrett,   b. Apr 1820, , Mayo County, Ireland ,   d. 9 Oct 1895, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	7 Feb 1847	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F48798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Occupation - doctor - 1929 - San Diego, San Diego, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Biography of Barett, John K. (John Kelly), 1850-ca. 1921 Born in 1850, John Kelly Barrett was superintendent and inspector of separate schools in Ontario and a federal civil servant who held several posts with Inland Revenue, including that of inspector of weights and measures in Winnipeg. He was also the director and managing editor of the English-language Catholic publication The Northwest Review. Barrett was the Catholic ratepayer of Winnipeg who refused to pay the municipal tax for the support of the public schools of the city, alleging that, as a Roman Catholic, his constitutional rights, as outlined in section. 22 of the Manitoba Act, were being violated as a result of the Public Schools Act of 1890. The City of Winnipeg brought the case to court. With the support of the federal government, Barrett's case went all the way to the Privy Council and ultimately resulted in a negotiated settlement between the federal and provincial governments known as the Laurier-Greenway compromise. Barrett died about 1921. Manitobia Digital Resources on Manitoba History