Barbara Leonard
Politician
1924 – 2013
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Who was Barbara Leonard?
Barbara M. Leonard was an American Republican politician. She was born in Newport in 1924.
She was a candidate for the United States Senate in 1984 as a Republican, but lost to incumbent Claiborne Pell. She served as the Secretary of State of Rhode Island from 1993 to 1995 as a Republican.
Leonard served on several state boards and commissions, including the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, the state's Port Authority and the state Advisory Committee on Refugee Resettlement.
Leonard died on January 24, 2013, aged 88.
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- Born
- Jun 12, 1924
Newport - Also known as
- Barbara M. Leonard
- Barbara Martin
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 24, 2013
Rhode Island
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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