Barbara Snelling

Barbara W. Snelling
78th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
1993–1997
GovernorHoward Dean
Preceded byHoward Dean
Succeeded byDoug Racine
Member of the Vermont State Senate from the Chittenden district
In office
1999–2002
Succeeded byDiane B. Snelling
First Lady of Vermont
In role
January 10, 1991 – August 13, 1991
GovernorRichard A. Snelling
Preceded byArthur Kunin (as First Gentleman)
Succeeded byJudith Steinberg Dean
In role
January 6, 1977 – January 10, 1985
GovernorRichard A. Snelling
Preceded byMadge Salmon
Succeeded byArthur Kunin (as First Gentleman)
Personal details
Born
Barbara Tuttle Weil

(1928-03-22)March 22, 1928
Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 2, 2015(2015-11-02) (aged 87)
South Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1947; died 1991)
Children4, including Diane
EducationSmith College
Radcliffe College

Barbara Tuttle Snelling (née Weil; March 22, 1928 – November 2, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 78th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1993 to 1997. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1996 while campaigning for governor. She was elected to the Vermont State Senate in 1998, where she served until she suffered a second stroke; she resigned in 2002.