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William Emerson Barrett
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th district
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Preceded by
William Everett
Succeeded by
Ernest W. Roberts
Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Middlesex District[1]
In office 1888–1894
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1889–1894
Preceded by
Charles J. Noyes
Succeeded by
George von Lengerke Meyer
Personal details
Born
December 29, 1858 Melrose, Massachusetts
Died
February 12, 1906 (aged 47) Newton, Massachusetts
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Annie Louise Bailey (m. December 28, 1887)
Children
William Emerson Barrett, Florence Barrett, Ruth Barrett, Constance Barrett
Alma mater
Dartmouth
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William Emerson Barrett (December 29, 1858 – February 12, 1906) was an American journalist and politician.
Barrett was a founder of The Boston Evening Record, and served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a United States representative from Massachusetts.
Barrett was born in Melrose, Massachusetts on December 29, 1858. He attended public schools, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1880. He was assistant editor of the St. Albans Daily Messenger, then joining the staff of The Boston Daily Advertiser. He was Washington correspondent of the newspaper 1882-1886. He was recalled to Boston to become editor in chief. In 1888 Barrett was promoted to chief proprietor and manager of The Boston Daily Advertiser and The Boston Evening Record.
Barrett was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1887–1892 and served as speaker the last five years. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1898, and returned to Boston and resumed active management of his newspaper interests. Barrett served as president of the Union Trust Co. of Boston.
Barrett died of pneumonia in West Newton, Massachusetts[2] on February 12, 1906. His interment was in Newton Cemetery.
^Gifford, Stephen Nye (1889), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts General Court, p. 451
^"Death List of A Day.; William Emerson Barrett", The New York Times, p. 7, February 13, 1906
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