Barbara Snelling

Barbara Tuttle Snelling (née Weil; March 22, 1928  November 2, 2015) was elected the 77th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 1992 and served two terms (1993–1997), suffering 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.

Barbara W. Snelling
77th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
1993–1997
GovernorHoward Dean
Preceded byHoward Dean
Succeeded byDoug Racine
Member of the Vermont State Senate from the Chittenden district
In office
1999–2002
Succeeded byDiane B. Snelling
First Lady of Vermont
In role
January 10, 1991  August 13, 1991
GovernorRichard Snelling
Preceded byArthur Kunin
Succeeded byJudith Steinberg Dean
In role
January 6, 1977  January 10, 1985
GovernorRichard A. Snelling
Preceded byMadge Salmon
Succeeded byArthur Kunin
Personal details
Born
Barbara Tuttle Weil

(1928-03-22)March 22, 1928
Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 2, 2015(2015-11-02) (aged 87)
South Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Richard A. Snelling (m.1947–1991; his death)
ChildrenDiane B. Snelling, Jacqueline Snelling, Mark Snelling, Andrew Snelling
EducationSmith College
Radcliffe College

Life and career

Snelling was born Barbara Tuttle Weil in 1928 in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of Hazel (née Russell) and The Reverend F. Taylor Weil.[1][2] She attended Smith College for two years before transferring to Radcliffe College, from which she received her Bachelor of Arts degree Magna Cum Laude in 1950.[3][4]

She served as chair of the Shelburne School Board; as Founding Chair of Champlain Valley Union High School Board. She was member of the State Board of Education; President of the Vermont State School Boards Association; Vermont Commission on Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation; Chair of the Chittenden County United Way.

She was a founding trustee of the Vermont Community Foundation; a trustee of Champlain College and Radcliffe College. She was a trustee of the Shelburne Museum.[5]

She was Vice President of the University of Vermont and later was President of Snelling and Kolb, a national fundraising consulting firm focused of development work for educational institutions.

She was married to Richard Snelling, a long-serving governor of Vermont. Their children included Jacqueline, Mark, Andrew, and Diane, who was appointed to Snelling's seat in the State Senate.

Snelling died at her home in South Burlington, Vermont on November 2, 2015.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. "Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual". January 19, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. "Former Lt. Gov. Barbara Snelling dies at 87". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  3. Annual Report 2012: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (PDF). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University. 2012. p. 49.
  4. "Celebration of Barbara Snelling's life is Nov. 13 at Statehouse". Vermont Seven Days. Burlington, VT. November 5, 2015.
  5. Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Gram, Dave (November 2, 2015). "Former Lt. Gov. Barbara Snelling dies at 87". Burlingtonfreepress.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Howard Dean
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
1993–1997
Succeeded by
Doug Racine
Honorary titles
Preceded by
First Gentleman Arthur Kunin
First Lady of Vermont
1991–1991
Succeeded by
Judith Steinberg Dean
Preceded by
Madge Salmon
First Lady of Vermont
1977–1985
Succeeded by
First Gentleman Arthur Kunin


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