| Birth: | Dec. 12, 1821
Columbus
Lowndes County
Mississippi, USA | | Death: | Jan. 29, 1868
Columbus
Lowndes County
Mississippi, USA | 
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1844, commenced law practice in Columbus, Mississippi and was a member of the State House of Representatives, 1849 to 1851. In 1853, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress, serving until 1855. He was president of the Mississippi State secession convention in 1861 and was a member of the Provisional Confederate Congress until he resigned to enter the Confederate Army in 1862. During the Civil War, he served as Colonel in command of the 35th Mississippi Infantry. He led the 35th Mississippi in actions at Vicksburg and the Georgia Campaign, until he surrendered his corps at Mobile Alabama, in April 1865. After the war he resumed law practice until his death. (bio by: Family Tree Shaker)
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Parents:
Richard B Barry (1788 - 1869)
Mary Sullivan Barry (1795 - 1863)
Spouse:
Sarah Fearn Barry (1824 - 1895)*
*Calculated relationship
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Inscription:
Son of Richard & Mary Barry CSA
Note: 35 MS Inf CSA | | | Burial:
Friendship Cemetery
Columbus
Lowndes County
Mississippi, USA
Plot: Lot 145 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Family Tree Shaker
Record added: Jan 22, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 13093938 |
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