Barbara Snelling
| Barbara W. Snelling | |
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| 77th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
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In office 1993–1997 |
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| Governor | Howard Dean |
| Preceded by | Howard Dean |
| Succeeded by | Doug Racine |
| Member of the Vermont State Senate from the Chittenden district | |
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In office 1999–2002 |
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| Succeeded by | Diane B. Snelling |
| First Lady of Vermont | |
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In role January 10, 1991 – August 13, 1991 |
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| Governor | Richard A. Snelling |
| Preceded by | Arthur Kunin |
| Succeeded by | Judith Steinberg Dean |
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In role January 6, 1977 – January 10, 1985 |
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| Governor | Richard A. Snelling |
| Preceded by | Madge Salmon |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Kunin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Barbara Tuttle Weil March 22, 1928 Fall River, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 2, 2015 (aged 87) South Burlington, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Richard A. Snelling (m.1947–1991; his death) |
| Children | Diane B. Snelling, Jacqueline Snelling, Mark Snelling, Andrew 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.
Snelling was born Barbara Tuttle Weil in 1928 in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of Hazel (née Russell) and The Reverend F. Taylor Weil. 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.
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. Diane B. Snelling, who was appointed to her seat in the State Senate.
Snelling died at her home in South Burlington, Vermont on November 2, 2015.
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