David L. Barrett Explained

Dave Barrett
Office:Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 44th district
Term Start:1974
Term End:1980
Preceded:Jack Shreve
Succeeded:Jason Steele
Birth Name:David Lawrence Barrett
Birth Date:22 March 1931
Birth Place:Wellsville, New York, US
Death Place:Melbourne, Florida, US
Party:Democratic
Occupation:Member of the Florida House of Representatives
County Chairman of the Brevard County Democratic Party in Brevard County, Florida
Owner of Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant, West Melbourne, Florida
Licensed Hypnotist, Former owner of Mighty Clean Cleaning Service
Probation and Parole Officer
Cost Estimator
Spouse:Dorothy Helen Tuite Barrett
Children:6
Residence:Indialantic, Florida, Palm Bay, Florida, Rochester, New York, Corning New York, Greece, New York.
Alma Mater:Rochester (in New York) Business Institute, College in Flint, Michigan, Rollins College in Winter Park, FL.

David L. "Dave" Barrett (March 22, 1931May 14, 1999) was a businessman and politician in the state of Florida.

He was born in New York and moved to Florida in 1963. He was an alumnus of the Rochester Business Institute, Kettering University, and Rollins College and became a businessman.[1]

He served in the Florida House of Representatives for district 44 from 1974 to 1980 as a member of the Democratic Party.[2]

Personal life and death

Barrett was married to Dorothy H. (née Tuite) Barrett on September 8, 1956, with whom he had six children. He died of progressive supranuclear palsy in Melbourne, Florida on May 14, 1999, at the age of 68.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Representative David L. "Dave" Barrett. Florida House of Representatives. July 14, 2018.
  2. Web site: Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012. Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives . 2011. July 14, 2018.
  3. Web site: Former State Rep David Barrett Dies. November 21, 2020. Florida Today. May 16, 1999. newspapers.com.