Elisha T. Barrett was a New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 state legislator who served both in the State Assembly as well as the Senate in the 1950s.

His legislative work transcended his home state, being elected to two non-consecutive terms as Chairman of the Council of State Governments

Council of State Governments

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, first in 1953, while serving as a representative, and then in 1959, while serving in the New York State Senate

New York State Senate

The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...

. No other state legislator has served two non-consecutive terms in that position.