Charles R. Barber

Charles R. Barber
Pennsylvania Auditor General
In office
1953–1957
Preceded byWeldon Brinton Heyburn
Succeeded byCharles C. Smith
63rd Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In office
1949–1953
Preceded byRamsey S. Black
Succeeded byWeldon Brinton Heyburn
Personal details
Born
Charles Raycroft Barber

(1901-04-19)April 19, 1901
Erie, Pennsylvania, US
DiedFebruary 7, 1987(1987-02-07) (aged 85)
Erie, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
OccupationPolitician

Charles Raycroft Barber (April 19, 1901 – February 7, 1987) was an American politician who served as Pennsylvania Treasurer from 1949 to 1953 and Pennsylvania Auditor General from 1953 to 1957. A member of the Republican Party, Barber also served twelve years as mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania, as well as a city alderman and state secretary of welfare.[1][2]

  1. ^ Allen, Alice, ed. (1956). The Pennsylvania Manual 1955–1956. Harrisburg: Dept. of Property and Supplies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. p. 719.
  2. ^ Grabski, Sarah (2016-02-04). "#ThrowbackThursday: Erie's first ever three-term mayor". Erie Times-News. Retrieved 2022-10-24.