Joseph W. Barr
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| 59th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
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In office December 21, 1968 – January 20, 1969 |
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| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Henry H. Fowler |
| Succeeded by | David M. Kennedy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representative from Indiana's 11th district |
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In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Charles B. Brownson |
| Succeeded by | Donald C. Bruce |
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| Born |
January 17, 1918 Bicknell, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1996 (aged 78) Playa del Carmen, Mexico |
| Resting place | Leeds Episcopal Church Cemetery, Hume, Virginia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Beth Williston Barr (1917-2009) |
| Relations | John Barr |
| Children | Joseph Williston Barr Bonnie Barr Gilliom (Mrs. Michael Gilliom) Cherry Ann Barr Elizabeth Eugenia Barr LoSasso (Mrs. Andrew LoSasso) Lynn Hamilton Barr Fineberg (Mrs. Keith Fineberg) |
| Parents | Oscar Lynn Barr Stella Florence Walker Barr |
| Alma mater |
DePauw University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Government |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Anglican and later that Episcopalian |
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| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942-1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Joseph Walker Barr (January 17, 1918 – February 23, 1996) was an American businessman and politician. He served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury from December 21, 1968 until January 20, 1969, in President Lyndon B. Johnson's cabinet.
Barr was born in Bicknell, Indiana, on January 17, 1918, the son of Oscar Lynn Barr and Stella Florence Walker. He graduated from DePauw University, and married the former Beth Ann Williston in Indianapolis on September 3, 1939; they had five children: Bonnie Barr Gilliom, Cherry Ann Barr, Joseph Williston Barr, Elizabeth Eugenia Barr LoSasso and Lynn Hamilton Barr Fineberg. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and earned a master's degree in economics from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1941.
He served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945, during World War II, with subchaser duty in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. He received a Bronze Star for sinking a submarine off Anzio Beach.
After Barr returned from the war, he engaged in the operation of grain elevators, theaters, real estate and publishing businesses. He was elected as a Democrat to the 86th United States Congress from the 11th district of Indiana (1959–1961). He lost the 1960 election and was appointed assistant for congressional relations to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and then in 1963 was appointed Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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