A. P. Barrett | |
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President pro tempore of the Texas Senate | |
In office April 12, 1907 – May 11, 1907 | |
Preceded by | McDonald Meachum |
Succeeded by | B. F. Looney |
Member of the Texas Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office January 10, 1905 – January 12, 1909 | |
Preceded by | Travis Clack Henderson |
Succeeded by | B. B. Sturgeon |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 34th district | |
In office January 13, 1903 – January 10, 1905 | |
Preceded by | John Cunningham |
Succeeded by | Rosser Thomas |
Personal details | |
Born | Alva Pearl Barrett April 12, 1878 Milan, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | March 23, 1953 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | (aged 74)
Resting place | Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Texas |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Texas (LL.B) |
Occupation |
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Alva Pearl Barrett (April 12, 1878 – March 23, 1953) was a Texas politician and businessman. He served in the Texas legislature between 1903 and 1909.
Born in Tennessee, Barrett moved to Texas in 1892. He served in the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate representing his home town of Bonham from the 28th to 30th legislature. Upon graduating from the University of Texas in 1906, he would become a practicing attorney. However, in the 1920s he would shift his career to business and founded several companies. One of his companies, Southern Air Transport, would eventually become American Airlines.