Frederick G. Barry | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's4th district | |
| In office 1885–1889 | |
| Preceded by | Hernando D. Money |
| Succeeded by | Clarke Lewis |
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| Born | Frederick George Barry (1845-01-12)January 12, 1845 Woodbury, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 1909(1909-05-07) (aged 64) |
| Resting place | Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery,Aberdeen, Mississippi |
Frederick George Barry (January 12, 1845 – May 7, 1909) was an AmericanCivil War veteran, lawyer, and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromMississippi from 1885 to 1889.
Born inWoodbury, Tennessee, Barry received a limited education.
He served as a private in Company E, Eighth Confederate Cavalry, Col. William B. Wade's regiment, during theCivil War.
Returning to private life, hestudied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice inAberdeen, Mississippi. He moved toWest Point, Mississippi, in 1873 and continued the practice of law, also serving as member of theMississippi State Senate from 1875 to 1879.
Barry was elected as aDemocrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1888.
He then resumed the practice of law in West Point, where he died at the age of 64. He was interred in Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery,Aberdeen, Mississippi.
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