# Thomas C. Barret

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American politician

Thomas C. Barret Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana In office 1912–1916 Member of the Louisiana State Senate In office 1896–1912 Personal details Born Thomas Charles Barret (1860-03-30)March 30, 1860 Nacogdoches, Texas Died March 17, 1922(1922-03-17) (aged 61) Shreveport, Louisiana Party Democratic Education University of the South Tulane University Louisiana State University Occupation Lawyer, politician Signature

**Thomas Charles Barret** (March 30, 1860 – March 17, 1922) was an American politician. Between 1912 and 1916 he served as the [lieutenant governor of Louisiana](/source/Lieutenant_governor_of_Louisiana).

## Life

Thomas Barret was born in [Nacogdoches, Texas](/source/Nacogdoches%2C_Texas).[1] He studied at the [University of the South](/source/Sewanee%3A_The_University_of_the_South), the [Tulane University](/source/Tulane_University) and the [Louisiana State University](/source/Louisiana_State_University). In the 1880s he settled in [Shreveport, Louisiana](/source/Shreveport%2C_Louisiana) where he practiced as a lawyer. In addition he got involved in the real estate business. Politically he joined the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)). He became a member of the [Caddo Parish](/source/Caddo_Parish%2C_Louisiana) school board and for a while he served as the treasurer of that Parish. Between 1896 and 1912 Barret held a seat in the [Louisiana State Senate](/source/Louisiana_State_Senate), where he became President Pro Tempore in 1908.

In 1912 he was elected to the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. He served in this position between 1912 and 1916. In this function he was the deputy of Governor [Luther E. Hall](/source/Luther_E._Hall) and he presided over the State Senate. After the end of his term he did not hold any other political offices. He died at his home in Shreveport on March 17, 1922.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography*](https://books.google.com/books?id=n4Q6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA505). Vol. IX. James T. White & Company. 1907. pp. 505–506. Retrieved November 7, 2020 – via Google Books.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Thomas C. Barret Dies As Result Of Service"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43791704/the-times/). *[The Times](/source/The_Times_(Shreveport))*. March 17, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

## External links

- [Thomas C. Barret](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63741673) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

- [Online Biography](http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/barrettc.txt)

Political offices Preceded by Paul M. Lambremont Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1912-1916 Succeeded by Fernand Mouton

v t e Lieutenant governors of Louisiana Landry Plauché Farmer Wickliffe C. Mouton Griffin Hyams Pearce Wells Voorhies Dunn Pinchback Antoine Wiltz McEnery Robertson Walton Knobloch Jeffries Parlange Lott Snyder Estopinal Sanders Lambremont Barret F. Mouton Bouanchaud Johnson Simpson Gilbert Cyr Fournet Wingate Noe Long Lindsey M. Mouton Verret Dodd Barham Frazar Aycock Fitzmorris Freeman Hardy Schwegmann Blanco Landrieu Angelle Dardenne Nungesser

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