Barbara Leonard (politician) explained

Barbara Leonard
Office:23rd Secretary of State of Rhode Island
Governor:Bruce Sundlun
Term Start:January 2, 1993
Term End:January 3, 1995
Predecessor:Kathleen Connell
Successor:James Langevin
Birth Name:Barbara Martin
Birth Date:12 June 1924
Birth Place:Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Woody Leonard

Barbara M. Leonard (née Martin; June 12, 1924 – January 24, 2013) was an American Republican politician. She was born in Newport in 1924.[1]

She was a candidate for the United States Senate in 1984 as a Republican, but lost to incumbent Claiborne Pell.[2] She served as the Secretary of State of Rhode Island from 1993 to 1995 as a Republican. Leonard served on several state boards and commissions, including the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, the state's Port Authority and the state Advisory Committee on Refugee Resettlement.

Death

Leonard died on January 24, 2013, aged 88.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monahan Drabble Sherman Funeral Home, Providence, Rhode Island . 2013-01-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061259/http://mkds.com/home.aspx . 2013-09-21 .
  2. Web site: Biodata. https://archive.today/20130216163309/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo/access/606004691.html?dids=606004691:606004691&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+04,+1984&author=RUSSELL+GARLAND+Journal-Bulletin+Staff+Writer&pub=The+Providence+Journal&desc=Pell,+St+Germain,+Schneider+facing+first-time+candidates&pqatl=google. dead. February 16, 2013.
  3. Web site: Barbara Leonard's Obituary on The Providence Journal. The Providence Journal.