Elisha T. Barrett Explained

Elisha T. Barrett
Birth Date:11 September 1902
State Senate:New York State
State:New York
District:3rd
Term Start:January 1, 1966
Term End:May 8, 1966
Predecessor:Henry M. Curran
Successor:Henry M. Curran
State Senate1:New York State
State1:New York
District1:1st
Term Start1:January 1, 1957
Term End1:December 31, 1965
Predecessor1:S. Wentworth Horton
Successor1:Leon E. Giuffreda
Party:Republican

Elisha T. Barrett (September 11, 1902 – May 8, 1966) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Co., 2nd D.) from 1937 to 1956, sitting in the 160th, 161st, 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th and 170th New York State Legislatures.

He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1957 to 1966, sitting in the 171st, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th and 176th New York State Legislatures; and was Chairman of the Committee on Finance in 1963 and 1964.

His legislative work transcended his home state, being elected to two non-consecutive terms as Chairman of the Council of State Governments, first in 1953, while serving as a representative, and then in 1959, while serving in the New York State Senate. No other state legislator has served two non-consecutive terms in that position.

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