William Warren Barbour

Republican Senator of New Jersey

Congresses Served

Senate Terms

January 1, 1888 (55 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1943

Death

Served as a United States Senator from New Jersey in two non-consecutive terms (1931–1937, 1938–1943)
Held the position of Mayor of Rumson, New Jersey, from 1923 to 1928
Was a business leader, specifically president of the Linen Thread Company, Inc., after his father
Became an amateur heavyweight boxing champion in the United States (1910) and Canada (1911)
Attended Princeton University but left after one semester to join his family’s business
Overcame tuberculosis in his teenage years through intensive exercise and sports, including boxing
Served in the New York National Guard for ten years, stationed on the Mexican border in 1916, and attained the rank of captain
Married Elysabeth Cochran Carrere in 1921, with whom he had three children and later ten grandchildren
Was deeply moved by the plight of victims of Nazi genocide, showing support for Jewish causes during World War II
Introduced a bill in 1943 to allow up to 100,000 victims of the Holocaust to come to America as visitors for the duration of the war
Died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1943 at his home in Washington, D.C., at the age of 55
Buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey, alongside his parents and a brother
Divorced at the time of his death, survived by three children and ten grandchildren