Background
Barrett, Jesse W. was born on March 17, 1884 in Canton, Missouri, United States. Son of Harry Hooven and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett.
Barrett, Jesse W. was born on March 17, 1884 in Canton, Missouri, United States. Son of Harry Hooven and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett.
Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Christian U. (now Culver-Stockton College), Canton, Missouri, 1902, Doctor of Laws, 1923. Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1905.
Began practice at St. Louis, Missouri, 1906. Special assistant United State Attorneys, 1909-1910. Secretary Republican State Committee, 1919.
Attorney general of Missouri, 1921-1925. Now in practice in St. Louis. Counsel for State of Missouri in anti-trust proceedings versus Standard Oil Corporation and special counsel St. Louis Police Board, 1926.
Member of law firm Barrett, Cook and Fairfield. Successfully prosecuted building material combine and cement “open price” associations. Expelled 3 per cent housing trusts from Missouri.
Won Missouri corporation franchise tax case. Soldier bonus bonds case. National branch banking case in Supreme Court of the United States Court.
Attorney for Missouri Press Association in freedom of press litigation, 1940. Vice president, director Missouri Press Brick Company Candidate for Republican nomination for United States Senate, 1922. Republican nominee for governor, 1936.
Member of advisory committee Board Draft Appeals, 1940. Chairman St. Louis Board Election Commissioners, 1941-1945. Chairman Missouri Supreme Court’s Committee on Bar Integration, 1944.
Member State Board Education, 1921-1925. President Association Young Republicans of Missouri, 1914. President Alumni Association Culver-Stockton College, 1923.
President of the board Kingdom House (social settlement). Trustee St. John’s Methodist Church Culver-Stockton College (v. chairman). President Methodist Club (St. Louis), 1940.
Member Methodist Commision on Interdenom. Relations Honorary life member National Association Attorneys General. Charter and life member American Institute Law.
Member International Association Attorneys General, American Academy Political Science, American, Missouri (president 1934), St. Louis bar associations, Missouri Institute for Administration Justice (directory) Missouri History Society, (director and member, Executive Committee), St. Louis Chamber of Commerce (member board of directors), St. Louis Authors Society, Newcomen Society of England, Missouri Republican Editorial Association, Veterans Welfare Association (trustee), American Legion (state commander 1933. Member of national legislative committee and chairman national committee for entertainment of distinguished guests, 1935), Phi Sigma Kappa, Phi Delta Phi (president alumni association of St. Louis 1931), Pi Kappa Delta (honorary). Wrote “Limitations of the Anti-Trust Laws” and “Economics and Statutory Law”.
Joint author with Herbert S. Hadley, of report for Missouri Crime Survey on “Specific Recommendations.”.
The use of force may be supported in extreme situations and when the need to do so is beyond reasonable doubt.
The strong feature of Methodism is the role of local people take for the fabric of church buildings and manses and for the handling of money. They share with ordained ministers the role of setting direction for the churches in a particular area or 'circuit'.
Mason (33° Honorary). Clubs: Noonday, Jefferson City Country, Scottish Rite. Member), Contemporary (chairman 1945).
Married Ethelyn Louthan, June 19, 1912 (died December 25, 1913). Married second, Mary Louise Church, February 21, 1925.