Frank A. Barrett

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Frank Aloysius Barrett

Frank Aloysius Barrett (born November 10, 1892 in Omaha , Nebraska , † May 30, 1962 in Cheyenne , Wyoming ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who served as governor of the state of Wyoming from 1951 to 1953 and that from 1953 represented in the US Senate until 1959 .

Private life

Barrett attended public schools, then graduated from Creighton University in 1913 and its Law Department in 1916 . He then joined in 1917 in the US Army and served during the First World War in the Balloon Corps . There he held the rank of sergeant . After his discharge from the Army, he was admitted to the bar in 1919 and began practicing in Lusk , Wyoming, where he also worked as a rancher. He then served as District Attorney for Niobrara County from 1923 to 1932 . He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Wyoming . After serving in the US Senate, he was General Counsel at the US Department of Agriculture in Washington and from 1959 to 1960 a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation . He died in Cheyenne in 1962 and was buried in Lusk Cemetery .

Political career

Barrett chose a political career in 1933 when he was elected to the Wyoming Senate, where he remained until 1935. He was later elected to the 78th US Congress and re - elected to the three subsequent US Congresses . He worked there from January 3, 1943 until his resignation on December 31, 1950. From January 1951 he held the office of governor of Wyoming. During his tenure, he promoted the interests of the petroleum, mining and livestock industries. On January 2, 1953, he resigned from office to take up a position in the US Senate on January 3. After he was beaten on his re-election attempt in 1958, he left office on January 3, 1959. He made another unsuccessful attempt in 1960 for a seat in the US Senate.

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME Barrett, Frank A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barrett, Frank Aloysius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Omaha , Nebraska
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 1962
Place of death Cheyenne , Wyoming