Crow at Moulton, then spent one year in the medical department of the University of Alabama and later attended the medical department of Vanderbilt University, where he earned an M.D.

[1] Upon getting his degree, Barrett began practicing in Danville, Alabama.

[1] Barrett was active in the incorporation of East Lake as a municipality and served as its first and last mayor.

[1] East Lake adopted the code form of municipal government in 1910 during Barrett's last term as mayor.

[1] Barrett was elected president of the Birmingham Commission (a position equivalent to that of a mayor) in 1917 after a hotly contested race against George B.