Dempsey J. Barron | |
State Senate1: | Florida |
Term Start1: | April 4, 1961 |
Term End1: | November 8, 1988 |
Predecessor1: | Bart Knight |
Successor1: | Vince Bruner |
Office: | President of the Florida Senate |
Term Start: | November 19, 1974 |
Term End: | November 16, 1976 |
Predecessor: | Mallory Horne |
Successor: | Lew Brantley |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1922 |
Birth Place: | Andalusia, Alabama |
Death Place: | Tallahassee, Florida |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Terri Jo Barron |
Constituency1: | 25th (1960–1967) 4th (1967–1972) 3rd (1972–1988) |
Dempsey James Barron (March 5, 1922 – July 7, 2001) was an American attorney, businessman, rancher, and politician. He served as President Pro-Tempore of the Senate from 1967-1968 President of the Florida Senate from 1975–1976. He also was a long-standing Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee. He died of complications from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and heart problems on July 7, 2001.[1] [2]
He was born in Andalusia, Alabama. He was living in Florida in 1924.[3]
Barron attended Florida State University and also the University of Florida College of Law.
He served in the U.S. Navy.[3]