Background
BARNETT, FRANK was born on July 20, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
lawyer Governor of American Samoa
BARNETT, FRANK was born on July 20, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
University of Tennessee (Juris Doctor, 1959). Member, National Association of Securities Dealers (inactive). Governor of American Samoa, 1973-1975.
Executive Assistant to Governor of Tennessee, 1970-1972.
International Law, Real Estate.
Working as a partner of BAKER, WORTHINGTON, CROSSLEY, STANSBERRY & WOOLF. Admitted to the bar, 1959, Tennessee. Major clients of FRANK BARNETT: A. O. Smith Harvestore Products. Incorporated; American Insurance Company.
Ashland Oil, Incorporated.
Bagwell Communications. Blaine Hays Construction Company. The Boeing Company; CSX Transportation.
Incorporated.
Chevron, United States of America, Incorporated. Chrysler Corporation. CTI Pet Systems, Incorporated.
East Tennessee Natural Gas Company. Exxon Company; Fielden & Rothermel Construction Company, Incorporated.
First American National Bank.
First Tennessee Bank, National Association. Forbes Cohen Development Company Ford Motor Company, Master of Computer Applications, Incorporated
Mack Financial Corporation
Marathon Oil Company. Matlack, Incorporated; Matsushita Electronic Componente Corporation
Merit Construction Company, Incorporated, North A P Consumer Electronic Corporation, Nippondenso Tennessee, Incorporated. Nissan Motor Corporation.
Owens-Illinois, Incorporated.
Perceptics Corporation. Powell Construction Company. Rentenbach Engineering Company, Roddy Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Incorporated.
Saint Mary"s Medical Center, Incorporated.
The Stokely Companies; Suzuki Motor Corporation Third National Bank; Tlbbals Flooring Company.
Toyota Motor Sales, U South A., Incorporated. The Travelers Insurance Company, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company.
West. R Grace & Company.
This arose from his firing of Mere Betham, a native who had been serving as Samoan Director of Education, an action he defended as necessary to improve education on the island, but others decried as racist. Barnett reinstated Betham one week after dismissing her.
