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

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Life

He was a member of the

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(Suffolk Co., 2nd D.) from 1937 to 1956, sitting in the 160th, 161st, 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th and

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s. He was a member of the

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from 1957 to 1966, sitting in the 171st, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th and

176th New York State Legislature The 176th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to July 6, 1966, during the eighth year of Nelson Rockefeller's governorship, in Albany. Background Under the pr ...

s; 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

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, first in 1953, while serving as a representative, and then in 1959, while serving in the

. No other state legislator has served two non-consecutive terms in that position.

References

Elisha T. Barrett's obituary
1902 births 1966 deaths Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Republican Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Suffolk County, New York 20th-century American legislators {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub