Robert R. Barry | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph W. Gwinn |
| Succeeded by | Richard Ottinger |
| Constituency | 27th district (1959–1963) 25th district (1963–1965) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Raymond Barry (1915-05-15)May 15, 1915 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 1988(1988-06-14) (aged 73) Redwood City, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Anne Rogers Benjamin Barry |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College |
Robert Raymond Barry (May 15, 1915 – June 14, 1988) was an American businessman and politician and aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew York, serving three terms from 1959 to 1965.
Barry was born inOmaha, Nebraska, and received early education in the public schools ofEvanston, Illinois. He attendedHamilton College from 1933 to 1936, theTuck School of Business atDartmouth College in 1937, andNew York University in 1938. He became a member of theInternational Seamen's Union and later helped organize theInternational Chamber of Commerce.
At the start of his career, Barry became active in investment banking withKidder, Peabody & Co. He later worked in commercial banking withManufacturers Trust Company, and was an executive ofBendix Aviation from 1940 to 1943, andYale & Towne Manufacturing from 1945 to 1950. He was also involved in farming, mining, and real estate development.
DuringWorld War II, Barry worked in the office of theUndersecretary of the Navy.
He served on the political staffs ofWendell Willkie, GovernorThomas Dewey and PresidentsDwight D. Eisenhower andRichard Nixon. He was the United States delegate to severalNATO Parliamentary Assemblies and toUNESCO. He was chairman of the United Nations Committee to Build the Perry World House.
Barry's business ventures included mining operations inPortola, California, and real estate development near California'sSalton Sea.[1]
In 1958, Barry was elected to theEighty-sixth Congress as aRepublican as the representative of New York's 27th district, which included his hometown ofYonkers. He was reelected in 1960 and 1962, and served in theUnited States House of Representatives from January 3, 1959, to January 3, 1965; in his final term, redistricting moved him to the 27th District.[2] Barry was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to theEighty-ninth Congress in 1964.
Barry had spent a great deal of time in California even while representing New York in Congress. After losing his 1964 campaign, he made California his permanent residence. In 1966, he was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for California's 38th Congressional District. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1967 special election for California's 11th district, and again in the 1968 general election. In 1970, Barry ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate from California. In 1972, he was defeated for the Republican nomination in California's 17th district. In 1982, PresidentRonald Reagan appointed Barry to the advisory council of thePeace Corps.
Barry was a member of theFarm Bureau, theFriendly Sons of St. Patrick, andAlpha Delta Phi fraternity.
Barry died inRedwood City, California on June 14, 1988 (age 73 years, 30 days). The location of hisinterment is unknown.[3]
He married Anne Rogers Benjamin on July 19, 1945. They were the parents of one son, Henry and one daughter, Cynthia.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 27th congressional district 1959–1963 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 25th congressional district 1963–1965 | Succeeded by |
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