F. Elliott Barber Jr.

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Frank Elliott Barber Jr. (June 8, 1912 – January 14, 1992) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as Vermont Attorney General from 1953 to 1955.

Biography[]

F. Elliott Barber was born in Brattleboro, Vermont on June 8, 1912.[1] He was the son of attorney F. Elliott Barber Sr., and the nephew of Herbert G. Barber, who also served as Vermont Attorney General.[2] He graduated from Brattleboro High School in 1930, Norwich University in 1934, and Harvard Law School in 1937.[1][3] He was admitted to the bar in 1937, and practiced with his father in the Brattleboro firm of Barber & Barber.[2]

Barber became active in Republican politics; from 1941 to 1943, he served as Brattleboro’s town counsel.[4] In 1944, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention.[4] During his career, he also held other local offices, including justice of the peace and town meeting moderator.[4]

He joined the United States Army for World War II, and attained the rank of captain at Headquarters, Chinese Combat Command, a unit commanded by Robert B. McClure, which operated in the China Burma India Theater.[5][6]

In 1946 he won election to the Vermont State Senate, and he served from 1947 to 1949.[7] In 1947, Barber was appointed judge of Brattleboro’s municipal court, and he served until 1949.[8][9] In 1950, he won election to the Vermont House of Representatives, and he served one term, 1951 to 1953.[10]

In 1952, Barber won the Republican nomination for Vermont Attorney General.[11] He won the general election for the term starting in January 1953.[12] Attorney General Clifton G. Parker resigned in December, and Governor Lee E. Emerson appointed Barber to fill the vacancy effective December 31.[13] Barber served from December 31, 1952 to January 1955.[14] As his deputy, Barber appointed Robert Stafford, who succeeded him as Attorney General.[15][16]

In 1954, Barber was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont; the nomination was won by Consuelo N. Bailey, who defeated Barber and Harold J. Arthur, and went on to win the general election.[17][18]

In 1959, Stafford, now serving as governor, appointed Barber to the Vermont Liquor Control Board.[19] He served until resigning in 1963.[20]

Barber continued to practice law, and also became a lobbyist.[21] He remained active in Republican politics; in 1970, he was the Windham County chairman of Senator Winston L. Prouty’s reelection campaign.[22] In 1976 he was one of several former attorneys general who endorsed Republican candidate John M. Meaker for the position.[23] (Meaker was defeated by Democratic incumbent M. Jerome Diamond.)[24]

Barber died on June 14, 1992.[25]

Family[]

In 1947, Barber married to Harriet Frances Fairbrother (d. 1983) of Newport, Vermont.[26][27] She was known as Frances, and they were the parents of two children.

References[]

  1. ^ a b The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
  2. ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography.
  3. ^ Harvard Alumni Directory.
  4. ^ a b c The American Bar.
  5. ^ Vermont Legislative Directory.
  6. ^ China Offensive.
  7. ^ "State Senators Elected: Windham County".
  8. ^ "Senator Made Judge of Brattleboro Court".
  9. ^ "Gibson names New Judges in Four Counties".
  10. ^ "Town Representative Winners: Windham County".
  11. ^ "Vail Loses to Emerson in Tight Race".
  12. ^ "Ike Gains Landslide Victory".
  13. ^ "Parker Resigns Attorney-General Post as of Dec. 31".
  14. ^ "Vermont Attorneys General, 1790-1795; 1904-Present".
  15. ^ "Rutland's Stafford takes Over Deputy Atty. General Post".
  16. ^ "Robert Stafford Takes Over as Atty. General".
  17. ^ "Johnson Spends $11,967 in Bid for Governor".
  18. ^ "Consuelo Bailey Becomes First Woman Lt. Gov.".
  19. ^ "Stafford Names Barber to State Liquor Board".
  20. ^ "News in Brief: Elliott Barber".
  21. ^ "Elliott Barber Jr. Registers as Lobbyist".
  22. ^ "County Chairmen Named for Prouty Reelection Drive".
  23. ^ "Advertisement: John P. Meaker for Attorney General".
  24. ^ "Snelling, Stafford, Diamond and Guest Victorious".
  25. ^ "Obituary, F. Elliott Barber".
  26. ^ "Bride Waits While Lawyer Bridegroom Argues Court Case".
  27. ^ "Vermont Deaths: Barber, Frances F.".

Sources[]

Books[]

  • China Offensive: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. 1995. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-16-089761-0.
  • Harvard Alumni Directory. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Alumni Association. 1948. p. 440.
  • The American Bar. Minneapolis, MN: J.C. Fifield Company. 1962. p. 1477.
  • The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Vol. 6. New Providence, New Jersey: Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. 1983. p. 82.
  • The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. 45. New York, NY: James T. White & Company. 1962. pp. 65–66.
  • Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1947. p. 417.

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Preceded by Vermont Attorney General
1952–1955 		Succeeded by
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