William Wallace Barron (December 8, 1911 – November 12, 2002) was an American Democratic politician in West Virginia. He was the state's 26th Governor from 1961 to 1965.
In 1960, he was elected governor of West Virginia and continued the clean government and civil rights reforms that had been instituted by his predecessor, Cecil H. Underwood.[1]
On August 30, 1968, Barron was acquitted of federal charges concerning alleged money kickbacks and rigged state contract schemes in which he and several of his associates were involved. It was later realized that Barron and his wife, Opal Barron, had bribed the jury foreman. Barron was indicted, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison, albeit this was reduced to 12 years. He served four years of his sentence.[2]
wally, barron, william, wallace, barron, december, 1911, november, 2002, american, democratic, politician, west, virginia, state, 26th, governor, from, 1961, 1965, 26th, governor, west, virginiain, office, january, 1961, january, 1965preceded, bycecil, underwo. William Wallace Barron December 8 1911 November 12 2002 was an American Democratic politician in West Virginia He was the state s 26th Governor from 1961 to 1965 Wally Barron26th Governor of West VirginiaIn office January 16 1961 January 18 1965Preceded byCecil H UnderwoodSucceeded byHulett C Smith27th Attorney General of West VirginiaIn office January 14 1957 January 16 1961GovernorCecil H UnderwoodPreceded byJohn FoxSucceeded byDonald RobertsonPersonal detailsBornWilliam Wallace Barron 1911 12 08 December 8 1911Elkins West Virginia U S DiedNovember 12 2002 2002 11 12 aged 90 Charlotte North Carolina U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseOpal WilcoxEducationWashington and Lee University BA West Virginia University LLB Military serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch service United States ArmyRankSergeantBattles warsWorld War II Contents 1 Life and career 2 Corruption trial and prison 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editHe was born in Elkins West Virginia He attended Washington and Lee University and the West Virginia University Law School During World War II he served in the United States Army In 1949 he was elected mayor of Elkins He became a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1950 and was re elected in 1952 He resigned his seat when appointed as Liquor Control Commissioner by Governor William C Marland subsequent to the 1952 election He was nominated to Attorney General in 1956 In 1960 he was elected governor of West Virginia and continued the clean government and civil rights reforms that had been instituted by his predecessor Cecil H Underwood 1 He died on November 12 2002 in Charlotte North Carolina Corruption trial and prison editOn August 30 1968 Barron was acquitted of federal charges concerning alleged money kickbacks and rigged state contract schemes in which he and several of his associates were involved It was later realized that Barron and his wife Opal Barron had bribed the jury foreman Barron was indicted pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison albeit this was reduced to 12 years He served four years of his sentence 2 See also editVirginia Mae BrownReferences edit William Wallace Barron Anewman August 30 2017 August 30 1968 Wally Barron Acquitted of Federal Charges West Virginia Public Broadcasting Retrieved July 15 2018 External links editBiography of William W Barron Inaugural Address of William W Barron William W Barron s Influence on the West Virginia State Centennial CelebrationLegal officesPreceded byJohn Fox Attorney General of West Virginia1957 1961 Succeeded byDonald RobertsonParty political officesPreceded byBob Mollohan Democratic nominee for Governor of West Virginia1960 Succeeded byHulett C SmithPolitical officesPreceded byCecil H Underwood Governor of West Virginia1961 1965 Succeeded byHulett C Smith Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wally Barron amp oldid 1176615001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
