William P. Barber
William P. Barber (May 6, 1907 – July 5, 1984) was a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1975 to 1977.
Early life and education[edit]
Barber was born in Putnam, Connecticut. He graduated from Clark University and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1933.[1][2]
Career[edit]
After graduating, he returned to Putnam and entered independent practice. In 1937, he became the city judge of Putnam, and was elected mayor in 1940 as a Democrat, serving from 1940 to 1944 and from 1948 to 1949. He also served in the Connecticut State Senate in 1943, 1945, 1949, 1951, and 1953.[2] In 1957, he was promoted to the Connecticut Court of Common Pleas.[1]
In 1961, Governor John N. Dempsey appointed Barber to the Connecticut Superior Court as an associate justice.[1]
On August 31, 1975, he was promoted by Governor Ella Grasso to a seat on the Connecticut Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Justice Herbert S. MacDonald.[3][4]
He served until his term ended on May 6, 1977, when he retired according to the constitutional limit of age.[5]
Personal life and death[edit]
Barber never married. He died at his home in Putnam, Connecticut, of a heart attack on July 5, 1984, at the age of 77.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Margolick, David (July 7, 1984). "WILLIAM BARBER, FORMER CONNECTICUT JUSTICE". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Retired Supreme Court Justice Dies", Hartford Courant (July 6, 1984).
- ^ "Judge Barber Named To Supreme Court", The Bridgeport Telegram (April 15, 1975), p. 25.
- ^ Connecticut Reports (1975), volume 169, p. iii.
- ^ Connecticut Reports (1977), volume 173, p. iii.
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