Joseph W. Barr

Joseph Barr
59th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
December 21, 1968 – January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byHenry H. Fowler
Succeeded byDavid M. Kennedy
Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
In office
January 22, 1964 – April 21, 1965
Preceded byJames J. Saxon
Succeeded byKenneth A. Randall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 11th district
In office
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
Preceded byCharles B. Brownson
Succeeded byDonald C. Bruce
Personal details
Born
Joseph Walker Barr

(1918-01-17)January 17, 1918
Bicknell, Indiana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1996(1996-02-23) (aged 78)
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBeth Williston
Children5
EducationDePauw University (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1942–1945
Battles/warsWorld War II
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Joseph Walker Barr (January 17, 1918 – February 23, 1996) was an American businessman and politician from Indiana. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives. He was also the United States Secretary of the Treasury from December 21, 1968 until January 20, 1969, in President Lyndon B. Johnson's cabinet. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

  1. ^ "Joseph Walker Barr." Marquis Who's Who TM. Marquis Who's Who, 2006. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC Document Number: K2014405121.