Biography

05/28/1906 - 08/26/1982

Joseph Moran Barr, Sr. (D43) Allegheny (Part) County 1941-1960

Early Life:

Joseph Moran Barr, Sr., born May 28, 1906, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, son of James P. and Blanche E. Moran Barr; University of Pittsburgh, Business Administration; salesman; Democratic State Committee, 1936-1940; State and County President, Young Democratic Clubs; chair, Young Democratic Club of American National Convention, 1938; chair, National Organization Committee Young Democratic Clubs of America; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1941-1960; Chair, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 1954-1959; 53rd Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1959-1970; 25th President, United States Conference of Mayors, 1967–1968; Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1966-1972; married, Alice White Barr, daughter, Alice E. Loughney, son, Joseph M. Barr Jr.; died, August 26, 1982, (aged 76), Mercy Hospital, Homewood, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interment Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Democratic State Committee, 1936-1940.

State and County President of the Young Democratic Clubs; chair, Young Democratic Club of American National Convention, 1938.

Chair, National Organization Committee Young Democratic Clubs of America.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 43rd district, Allegheny (Part) County, 1941-1960. 

Chair, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 1954-1959.

53rd Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1959-1970. 25th President, United States Conference of Mayors, 1967–1968. 

Member, Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1966-1972.

Legacy:

As Mayor oversaw the completion of both Three Rivers Stadium and the Pittsburgh Civic Arena.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members B". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Joseph Moran Barr Sr. - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)