Barbara M. Leonard (née Martin; June 12, 1924 – January 24, 2013) was an American

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politician. She was born in Newport in 1924. She was a candidate for the

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in 1984 as a Republican, but lost to incumbent

Claiborne Pell Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic ...

. She served as the

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from 1993-95 as a

. 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.

References

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