Barbara Snelling
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Barbara Tuttle Snelling (née Weil; March 22, 1928 – November 2, 2015) served as the 78th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1993 to 1997. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1996 while campaigning for governor. She was elected to the Vermont State Senate in 1998, where she served until she suffered a second stroke; she resigned in 2002.
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Barbara W. Snelling | |
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78th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
In office 1993–1997 | |
Governor | Howard Dean |
Preceded by | Howard Dean |
Succeeded by | Doug Racine |
Member of the Vermont State Senate from the Chittenden district | |
In office 1999–2002 | |
Succeeded by | Diane B. Snelling |
First Lady of Vermont | |
In role January 10, 1991 – August 13, 1991 | |
Governor | Richard Snelling |
Preceded by | Arthur Kunin |
Succeeded by | Judith Steinberg Dean |
In role January 6, 1977 – January 10, 1985 | |
Governor | Richard A. Snelling |
Preceded by | Madge Salmon |
Succeeded by | Arthur Kunin |
Personal details | |
Born | Barbara Tuttle Weil (1928-03-22)March 22, 1928 Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | November 2, 2015(2015-11-02) (aged 87) South Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Richard A. Snelling (m.1947–1991; his death) |
Children | Diane B. Snelling, Jacqueline Snelling, Mark Snelling, Andrew Snelling |
Education | Smith College Radcliffe College |
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