William P. Barber (May 6, 1907 – July 5, 1984) was a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1975 to 1977.
[1] In 1961, Governor John N. Dempsey appointed Barber to the Connecticut Superior Court as an associate justice.
[1] On August 31, 1975, he was promoted by Governor Ella Grasso to a seat on the Connecticut Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Justice Herbert S.
[3][4] He served until his term ended on May 6, 1977, when he retired according to the constitutional limit of age.
He died at his home in Putnam, Connecticut, of a heart attack on July 5, 1984, at the age of 77.