Anthony Peter Barill (November 20, 1933 – September 27, 2024) was an American politician from the state of
West Virginia
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. A member of the
Democratic Party, Barill was a member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates
The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature in West Virginia. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates.
Organization
Regular se ...
from 2010 to 2014, representing the 51st district.
Barill was born and raised in
Star City, West Virginia. He served as the
Magistrate
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of
Monongalia County, West Virginia
Monongalia County, known locally as Mon County, is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 105,822, making it West Virginia's third-most ...
, from 1980 through 1997.
[ From 1997 through 2001, Barill was the County ]Sheriff
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. He was first elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2010.
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1933 births
2024 deaths
People from Monongalia County, West Virginia
Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia sheriffs
21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature
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