William Bernard Barry | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office November 5, 1935 – October 20, 1946 | |
| Preceded by | William F. Brunner |
| Succeeded by | Gregory McMahon |
| Constituency | 2nd district (1935–45) 4th district (1945–46) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1902 (1902-07-21) County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | October 20, 1946 (1946-10-21) (aged 44) Flushing, Queens, New York |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Emily B. La Mude Barry |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Profession | Attorney |
William Bernard Barry (July 21, 1902 – October 20, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms aUnited States representative from New York from 1935 to 1946.
Barry was born inCounty Mayo, Ireland and immigrated to theUnited States in 1907 with his parents, Thomas J. and Catherine J. (Hennelly) Barry, who settled inQueens County, New York. He attended public schools and graduated fromNew York University in 1925 and fromNew York UniversitySchool of Law in 1929. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1929 and commenced practice inNew York City. He married Emily B. La Mude on February 7, 1934.
Barry served as assistantdistrict attorney of Queens County, New York, in 1932 and 1933. He was special United States attorney for theDepartment of Justice between 1933 and 1935 and a member of theDemocratic executive committee of Queens County between 1930 and 1935.[1]
Elected as a Democrat to theSeventy-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofWilliam F. Brunner as representative for New York's second district, Barry was reelected to theSeventy-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from November 5, 1935, until January 3, 1945. Elected for the fourth district, he served from January 3, 1945 until his death on October 20, 1946.[2]
Barry died, frompneumonia, in St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, New York County, New York, on October 20, 1946 (age 44 years, 91 days). He isinterred at Mount St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, New York.[3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 2nd congressional district 1935–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 4th congressional district 1945–1946 | Succeeded by |
