George Washington Barrow (October 5, 1807 – October 19, 1866) was a slave owner,[1] American politician, a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 8th congressional district; he later fought against the Union as a member of the Confederate Army and was charged with treason.

Some of those slaves were previously part of the group sold in 1838 by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus.

[8] During the American Civil War, Barrow was a member of the Confederate faction of the Tennessee Senate in 1861 and 1862.

He refused to take an oath of allegiance and was imprisoned at Ohio and Mackinac Island, Michigan,[11] which gravely weakened his health, but later was paroled in an exchange of prisoners.

[10] Following the war, Barrow died at the home of his brother in St. Louis, Missouri, during a visit on October 19, 1866 (age 59 years, 14 days).