George Francis Barrett (November 17, 1907 – December 2, 1980) served as Illinois Attorney General from 1941 to 1949.[2]

George Francis Barrett
Barrett, circa 1945
30th Illinois Attorney General
In office
1941–1949
GovernorDwight H. Green
Preceded byJohn Edward Cassidy
Succeeded byIvan A. Elliott
Personal details
Born
Richard Curt Hottelet

(1907-11-17)November 17, 1907[1]
Chicago, Illinois
DiedDecember 2, 1980(1980-12-02) (aged 73)
Riverside, California
Political partyRepublican

Biography

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George F. Barrett, Jr. hailed from a prominent Chicago family. His father George F. Barrett, Sr. was chief justice of the Cook County (IL) Circuit Court.[3] He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois and his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Illinois fact book and historical almanac, 1673–1968", Clayton, John, 1970
  2. ^ Barrett, George Francis. "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index". FamilySearch. Department of Public Health Services, Sacrament. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "George F. Barrett". Blue Book of the State of Illinois. Illinois: Phillips Bros.: 62–63, 110, 125 1943.
  4. ^ "Page 94".
Party political offices
Preceded by
Charles W. Hadley
Republican nominee for Attorney General of Illinois
1940, 1944, 1948
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Illinois
1941–1949
Succeeded by