Frank A. Barrett

Frank Aloysius Barrett
Frank Aloysius Barrett
	William Harrison
Member of the Wyoming Senate
	In office; 1933-1935
Personal details
Born	November 10, 1892; Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	May 30, 1962 (aged 69); Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Alice Catherine Donoghue (first wife); Augusta K. Hogan (second wife)
Children	James E. Barrett and Francis Anthony Barrett
Alma mater	Creighton University
Profession	Soldier, lawyer and politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	Balloon Corps
Battles/wars	World War I

Frank Aloysius Barrett (November 10, 1892 – May 30, 1962) was an American

21st Governor of Wyoming

.

Biography

Barrett was born in

science at Creighton University,^[2] 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

Gale McGee

.

Family life

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 narrowly lost his re-election bid. In 1959 he was appointed Chief Counsel of the Department of Agriculture and sat on the board of directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation. His son, James E. Barrett, was 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.

Death

Barrett was diagnosed with

Catholic, and a member of the Knights of Columbus

.

References

^ "United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch, retrieved April 24, 2018
^ "Wyoming Governor Frank A. Barrett". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
^ "Barrett, Frank Aloysius (1892-1962)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
^ "Sen. Frank Barrett". Govtrack.us. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
^ "Wyoming Governor Frank A. Barrett". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
^ "Sen. Frank Barrett". Govtrack.us. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
^ "HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.

External links

Frank A. Barrett at Find a Grave
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.
The Political Graveyard
National Governors Association: Wyoming Governor Frank A. Barrett

Party political offices
Preceded by Earl Wright	Governor of Wyoming 1950	Succeeded by Milward Simpson
Preceded by Harry B. Henderson	Class 1) 1952, 1958	Succeeded by John S. Wold
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John J. McIntyre	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's at-large congressional district January 3, 1943 – December 31, 1950	Succeeded by William H. Harrison
Political offices
Preceded by Arthur G. Crane	Governor of Wyoming January 1, 1951 – January 3, 1953	Succeeded by Clifford Joy Rogers
U.S. Senate
Preceded by Joseph O'Mahoney	U.S. senator (Class 1) from Wyoming January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 Served alongside: Lester C. Hunt, Edward D. Crippa, Joseph C. O'Mahoney	Succeeded by Gale W. McGee

[1] "United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch, retrieved April 24, 2018

[2] "Wyoming Governor Frank A. Barrett". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

[3] "Barrett, Frank Aloysius (1892-1962)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

[4] "Sen. Frank Barrett". Govtrack.us. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

[5] "Wyoming Governor Frank A. Barrett". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

[6] "Sen. Frank Barrett". Govtrack.us. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

[7] "HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.

[2]

v t e Governors of Wyoming
Territorial (1869–1890)	Campbell Thayer Hoyt Hale Morgan Warren Baxter Morgan Moonlight Warren
State (since 1890)	Warren Barber Osborne W. Richards D. Richards Chatterton Brooks J. Carey Kendrick Houx R. Carey W. Ross Lucas N. Ross Emerson Clark Miller Smith Hunt Crane Barrett Rogers Simpson Hickey Gage Hansen Hathaway Herschler Sullivan Geringer Freudenthal Mead Gordon

v t e United States senators from Wyoming
Class 1	Warren Clark Kendrick O'Mahoney Barrett McGee Wallop Thomas Barrasso
Class 2	J. Carey Warren Sullivan R. Carey Schwartz Robertson Hunt Crippa O'Mahoney Hickey M. Simpson Hansen A. Simpson Enzi Lummis

v t e Members of the United States House of Representatives from Wyoming
Territorial (1869–1890)	Nuckolls Jones Steele Corlett Downey Post Carey
One at-large seat (1890–present)	Clark Coffeen Mondell Osborne Mondell Winter Carter Greever Horton McIntyre Barrett Harrison Thomson Harrison Roncalio Harrison Wold Roncalio D. Cheney Thomas Cubin Lummis L. Cheney Hageman

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