Harvey Scott Barr, Jr. (August 21, 1916 – October 22, 2015) is a former American farmer and politician from

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

, U.S. Barr was born in

Spokane Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Ca ...

. He served the 7th district in the

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from 1977 to 1983, and the same district from 1983 to 1993 in the

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. The district encompassed Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry and parts of Okanogan and Spokane counties. His term ended with his resignation in December 1993. He was a

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. He was married to Dollie Mae and was active in farming, cattlemen, and wheat grower organizations. He was a cattle, grain and timber farmer, residing on a farm near

Colville, Washington Colville is a city in Stevens County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stevens County. History John Work, an agent for The Hudson's Bay Company, established Fort Colvile near the ...

. He died in Colville, Washington on October 22, 2015.

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1916 births 2015 deaths Republican Party Washington (state) state senators Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives Politicians from Spokane, Washington Farmers from Washington (state) People from Colville, Washington {{Washington-politician-stub