Joseph Walker Barr (January 17, 1918–February 23, 1996) was an American businessman and politician. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Born in Vincennes, Indiana, he graduated from DePauw University in 1939, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, and earned a master's degree in economics from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1941. The city of Vincennes is the County seat of Knox County, Indiana. DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana, USA is a private national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2400 students Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ Phi Psi is a US national college fraternity. Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States.

He served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945, during World War II, with subchaser duty in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A submarine chaser is a small and fast naval vessel specially intended for Anti-submarine warfare. He received a Bronze Star for sinking a submarine off Anzio Beach. The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery acts of merit or meritorious service A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Operation Shingle ( January 22, 1944) during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against

After Barr returned from the war he engaged in the operation of grain elevators, theaters, real estate and publishing businesses. History Grain elevators are a common sight in the grain-growing areas of the world such as the North American Prairies Larger terminal elevators are Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view He was elected as a Democrat to the 86th United States Congress (1959–1961). The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Eighty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government composed of the United States Senate and the He lost the 1960 election was appointed assistant for congressional relations to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and then in 1963 was appointed Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC) is a United States government corporation created by the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933

Barr's signature, as used on American currency

He was Undersecretary of the Treasury from 1965 to 1968 during the administration of President Lyndon Johnson, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from December 21, 1968, to January 20, 1969, the shortest term of any Treasury Secretary. The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

United States paper money always depicts the "signature" of the Treasury Secretary and because of Barr's short term, collectors speculated notes bearing his signature would be scarce. A common misconception is that currency bearing Barr's name is rare. In reality, 458,880,000 $1. 00 notes were printed bearing his signature, but with $1. 00 notes typically lasting 21 months in circulation (dut to their limited lifespan)^[1] it is unknown how many still exist. No other denominations were printed with his signature, however.

Barr was president and chairman of American Security and Trust Company from 1969 to 1974 and chairman of Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta from 1977 to 1981. He died in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Playa del Carmen ( Xaman Ha' or Pláaya in Modern Maya) is a city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, in the northeast of the Mexican The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

• Joseph W. Barr at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

References

1. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Note#Criticisms

External links

• US Treasury - Biography of Secretary Joseph W. Barr
• US Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Barr Notes