Burton Barr

Burton Barr (1917–1997) was an American Colonel, businessman and politician. He served as a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 1964 to 1986, and as its Republican Majority Leader from 1966 to 1986.

Burton Barr
The Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix, Arizona
Born1917
DiedJanuary 13, 1997
OccupationBusinessman, politician
TitleColonel
Political partyRepublican Party

Biography

Early life

Burton S. Barr was born in 1917.[1]

Career

During World War II, he served in the United States Army in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany.[2] He received the two Silver Awards and one Bronze Award for his service.[3] He became a lieutenant colonel in 1946 and a colonel in 1964, when he resigned from the army. During his service in World War II, Barr commanded three men who won the Medal of Honor, one of them being Audie Murphy.[2]

In 1964, he was elected as a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 18, where he served until 1986.[2] Additionally, he served as the Republican Majority Leader in the House from 1966 to 1986.[2] In 1986, he ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Arizona, losing the Republican primary to Evan Mecham. Barr was known as one of the most effective political leaders in state history. His colleagues in the legislature referred to him as "Mister Magic". Barr helped pass legislation promoting such things as vehicle inspections, health care, education, prison reform, child care, and freeway funding.[2][4]

Death

He died on January 13, 1997.[1]

Legacy

Secondary source
  • Philip R. VanderMeer. Burton Barr: Political Leadership and the Transformation of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona: The University of Arizona Press. 2014.[6]
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gollark: The issue is that a "book" isn't a strict formal thing but a pointer to a rough fuzzy set of things which we call "books" for convenience.
gollark: For example, if I said "this eBook is a book because it's a long-form piece of verbal content", I could then use the noncentral fallacy to go "so it's made of paper and has text printed onto physical pages".
gollark: X is sort of Y if you stretch the/a definition, so X should have all the connotations of Y.
gollark: Particularly the noncentral fallacy.

References
  1. Phoenix Public Library: Who is Burton Barr?
  2. Arizona legislature: ON THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE BURTON S. BARR.
  3. "Military Times Hall of Valor: Burton S. Barr". Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  4. Bill Curry, Uncertain Politics Put Western States on Edge, The Los Angeles Times, October 02, 1986
  5. Arizona State University: Burton S. Barr Memorial Scholarship
  6. The University of Arizona Press


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