Born in New Market, near Hillsboro, Ohio, Barrere attended the common schools and Augusta College, Augusta, Kentucky, and graduated from Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio.
He was admitted to the bar in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1853 and commenced practice in Marion, Arkansas.
He served as member of the board of supervisors of Canton.
Barrere was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873–March 3, 1875).
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