Wally Barron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wally Barron

American politician

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1911

Place of Birth: Elkins, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 12-Nov-2002

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

William Wallace "Wally" Barron (December 8, 1911 – November 12, 2002) was a Democratic politician in West Virginia, USA.
He was the state's 26th Governor from 1961 to 1965. He 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 set about attempting to undo the clean government and civil rights reforms that had been instituted by his predecessor, Cecil H.
Underwood.He died on November 12, 2002, in Charlotte, North Carolina.