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Preceded by
  
James Gallagher

Political party
  
Succeeded by
  
James Gallagher


Preceded by
  
James Gallagher

Died
  
April 12, 1976

Succeeded by
  
Ozzie Myers

Name
  
William Barrett

William A. Barrett

Born
  
August 14, 1896Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (
1896-08-14
)

Role
  
Former United States Representative

Previous offices
  
Representative (PA 1st District) 1949–1976, Representative (PA 1st District) 1945–1947

Education
  
Saint Joseph's University

Member of congress start date
  
January 3, 1945

William Aloysius (Bill) Barrett (August 14, 1896 – April 12, 1976) was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947 and again from 1949 until his death in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1976.

Biography

William Barrett was born on August 14, 1896, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended school at the Brown Preparatory School in Philadelphia before attending St. Joseph's College. He subsequently studied law at the South Jersey Law School in Camden, New Jersey. He then went into business in real estate and served on the Board of Mercantile Appraisers in Philadelphia, where he also served on the Democratic city committee.

Barrett was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat, where he served for two years in the 79th Congress from 1945 to 1947. He unsuccessfully sought a second term in the 1946 election. Two years later, Barrett was elected to his old seat in the U.S. House and was reelected thirteen times, serving from 1949 to his death on April 12, 1976 in Philadelphia. He was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.

References

William A. Barrett Wikipedia


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