Frank A. Barrett
| Frank Aloysius Barrett | |
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| United States Senator from Wyoming |
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| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
| Succeeded by | Gale W. McGee |
| 21st Governor of Wyoming | |
| In office 1951–1953 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur G. Crane |
| Succeeded by | Clifford Joy Rogers |
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| Born | November 10, 1892 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Died | May 30, 1962 (aged 69) Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Political party | Republican |
Frank Aloysius Barrett (November 10, 1892 – May 30, 1962) was an American soldier, lawyer and politician. He is best known as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and as the 21st Governor of Wyoming.
Barrett was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to a family of eight. He studied law and science at Creighton University, and worked as a postal employee at the same time. During World War I, Barrett joined the Balloon Corps of the United States Army for a two-year enlistment. He married Alice Catherine Donoghue on May 21, 1919, and they moved to Lusk, Wyoming.
After arriving in Lusk, Barrett put his law degree to good use, acting as county attorney for Niobrara from 1922 until 1934. He moved on to the Wyoming Senate until 1935, then served on the Board of Trustees of the University of Wyoming. He first ran for Federal office in 1936, but lost out to Paul Greever. He stood for Congress again in 1942, and won, serving there until 1950. Among his appointments to the United States Naval Academy was future Wyoming state Senator and the 1978 Republican gubernatorial nominee John C. Ostlund (1927-2004). In 1951, Barrett was elected governor but resigned in 1953 to serve in the U.S. Senate.
On February 17, 1956, his wife Alice died of cancer. They had had four children together, one of whom had died in infancy. On April 4, 1959, he remarried, to Augusta K. Hogan. Barrett completed his term in the Senate in 1958, and lost his re-election bid. In 1959 he was appointed Chief Counsel of the Department of Agriculture. His son, James E. Barrett, is a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and former judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review in Washington, D.C.
Barrett was diagnosed with leukemia on May 15, 1962, and died just fifteen days later, at the age of 69. He was interred at Lusk Cemetery in Lusk.[1] Barrett was a devout Catholic, and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
[edit] References
- Wyoming State Archives biography. Accessed 2005-11-10.
- "Frank Barrett Dies Memorial Day, Last Rites Saturday Morning at 10:00 in High School Auditorium", The Lusk Herald, May 1962. Accessed 2005-11-10.
- Congressional biography. Accessed 2005-11-10.
- HistoryBuff.com State Facts - Wyoming. Accessed 2005-11-10.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by John J. McIntyre |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's At-large congressional district 1943–1951 |
Succeeded by William H. Harrison |
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| Preceded by Arthur G. Crane |
Governor of Wyoming 1951–1953 |
Succeeded by Clifford Joy Rogers |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Wyoming 1953-1959 Served alongside: Lester C. Hunt, Edward D. Crippa, Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
Succeeded by Gale W. McGee |
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