Joseph W. Barr

Joseph Barr
59th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
December 21, 1968 – January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byHenry H. Fowler
Succeeded byDavid M. Kennedy
Undersecretary of the Treasury
In office
1965 – December 21, 1968
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
In office
January 22, 1964 – April 21, 1965
Preceded byJames J. Saxon
Succeeded byKenneth A. Randall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 11th district
In office
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
Preceded byCharles B. Brownson
Succeeded byDonald C. Bruce
Personal details
BornJoseph Walker Barr
(1918-01-17)January 17, 1918
DiedFebruary 23, 1996(1996-02-23) (aged 78)
Resting placeLeeds Episcopal Church Cemetery in Hume, Virginia
PartyDemocratic
SpouseBeth Williston
Children5
EducationDePauw University (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1942–1945
Battles/warsWorld War II
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Joseph Walker Barr (January 17, 1918 – February 23, 1996) was an American businessman and politician from Indiana. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961. He was also briefly the United States Secretary of the Treasury from December 21, 1968, until January 20, 1969, in President Lyndon B. Johnson's cabinet. He was a member of the Democratic Party.