William Emerson Barrett

William Emerson Barrett

William Emerson Barrett (born December 29, 1858 in Melrose , Massachusetts , †  February 12, 1906 in Newton , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1899 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Barrett attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1880 the Dartmouth College in Hanover ( New Hampshire ). He then began a long career in the newspaper business in Boston . He became the owner and editor of several daily newspapers; among other things, he was one of the founders of the Boston Evening Record . He also embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1887 and 1892 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and President of that Chamber of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1894 , Barrett was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded William Everett on March 4, 1895 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1899 . During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . In 1898 he renounced another candidacy.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Barrett returned to Boston to work again in the newspaper business. He also became President of the Union Trust Co. of Boston . William Barrett died on February 12, 1906 in Newton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• William Emerson Barrett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Emerson Barrett in the database of Find a Grave (English)