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Wyoming
Gov. Frank A. Barrett
- January 1, 1951 - January 3, 1953
- Republican
- November 10, 1892
- May 30, 1962
- Nebraska
- Creighton University
- Married twice--Alice C. Donoghue (died 1956), four children; Augusta Hogan
- Resigned
- Representative, Senator
- Army
About
FRANK A. BARRETT was born in Omaha, Nebraska and received both undergraduate and law degrees from Creighton University. He became a lawyer and rancher in Lusk, Wyoming. Prior to running for governor, he was Niobrara County Attorney and a member of the State Senate, and he served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. After only two years as the state’s chief executive, he resigned to run for the U.S. Senate, serving one term before being defeated. As governor, Barrett was supportive of oil, mining, and livestock industry interests. He is buried in Lusk, Wyoming.
Source
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. I. New York: James T. White & Company.
Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 4. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols.