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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsWilliam Emerson BARRETT
(1858-1906)
BARRETT, William Emerson,
a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., December 29, 1858; attended the public schools; was
graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1880; assistant
editor of the St. Albans Daily Messenger; joined the staff of the
Boston Daily Advertiser in 1882; Washington correspondent of the
Boston Advertiser 1882-1886; recalled to Boston to become editor in
chief and in 1888 became chief proprietor and manager of the Boston
Daily Advertiser and the Boston Evening Record; member of the State
house of representatives 1887-1892 and served as speaker the last
five years; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and
Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899); declined to
be a candidate for renomination in 1898; returned to Boston and
resumed active management of his newspaper interests; president of
the Union Trust Co. of Boston; died in Newton, Mass., February 12,
1906; interment in Newton Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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