George Francis Barrett (November 17, 1907 – December 2, 1980) served as Illinois Attorney General from 1941 to 1949.

[2] George F. Barrett, Jr. hailed from a prominent Chicago family.

His father George F. Barrett, Sr. was chief justice of the Cook County (IL) Circuit Court.

[3] He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois and his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University.

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