| Office | Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 44th district |
|---|---|
| Term start | 1974 |
| Term end | 1980 |
| Preceded | Jack Shreve |
| Succeeded | Jason Steele |
| Birth name | David Lawrence Barrett |
| Birth date | March 22, 1931 |
| Birth place | Wellsville, New York, US |
| Death date | May 14, 1999 (aged 68) |
| Death place | Melbourne, Florida, US |
| Party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Member of the Florida House of Representatives County Chairman of the Brevard County Democratic Party in Brevard County, Florida Owner of Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant, West Melbourne, Florida Licensed Hypnotist, Former owner of Mighty Clean Cleaning Service Probation and Parole Officer Cost Estimator |
| Spouse | Dorothy Helen Tuite Barrett |
| Alma mater | Rochester (in New York) Business Institute, College in Flint, Michigan, Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. |
David L. "Dave" Barrett (March 22, 1931 – May 14, 1999) was a businessman and politician in the state of Florida.
He was born in New York and moved to Florida in 1963. He was an alumnus of the Rochester Business Institute, Kettering University, and Rollins College and became a businessman.[1]
He served in the Florida House of Representatives for district 44 from 1974 to 1980 as a member of the Democratic Party.[2]
Personal life and death
Barrett was married to Dorothy H. (née Tuite) Barrett on September 8, 1956, with whom he had six children. He died of progressive supranuclear palsy in Melbourne, Florida on May 14, 1999, at the age of 68.[3]
References
- ^ "Representative David L. "Dave" Barrett". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives (2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012". Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "Former State Rep David Barrett Dies". Florida Today. May 16, 1999. Retrieved November 21, 2020. – via newspapers.com.