William T. S. Barry
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William Taylor Sullivan Barry (December 10, 1821 – January 29, 1868) was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born in Columbus, Mississippi
, Barry was graduated from Yale
Law School in 1841 and was initiated into Skull and Bones
. Society in his last year. Barry was admitted to the bar in 1844 and then practiced law in Columbus, Ohio. On of his many interests was horticulture
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1849–1851. Barry was elected as a Democrat
to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). In his final year in this body he was selected as House Speaker.
He served as president of the State secession convention in 1861.
He served as member of the Provisional Confederate Congress. During the Civil War
he enlisted in the Confederate States Army
and raised the Thirty-fifth Regiment of Mississippi Infantry, at times acting as brigade commander.
He was Captured at Mobile April 12, 1865.
After his release, he resumed the practice of law in Columbus, Mississippi
, where he died January 29, 1868.
Barry is interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Born in Columbus, Mississippi
Columbus, Mississippi
Columbus is a city in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States that lies above the Tombigbee River. It is approximately northeast of Jackson, north of Meridian, south of Tupelo, northwest of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and west of Birmingham, Alabama. The population was 25,944 at the 2000 census...
, Barry was graduated from Yale
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Law School in 1841 and was initiated into Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
. Society in his last year. Barry was admitted to the bar in 1844 and then practiced law in Columbus, Ohio. On of his many interests was horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
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He served as member of the State house of representatives 1849–1851. Barry was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). In his final year in this body he was selected as House Speaker.
He served as president of the State secession convention in 1861.
He served as member of the Provisional Confederate Congress. During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
he enlisted in the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
and raised the Thirty-fifth Regiment of Mississippi Infantry, at times acting as brigade commander.
He was Captured at Mobile April 12, 1865.
After his release, he resumed the practice of law in Columbus, Mississippi
Columbus, Mississippi
Columbus is a city in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States that lies above the Tombigbee River. It is approximately northeast of Jackson, north of Meridian, south of Tupelo, northwest of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and west of Birmingham, Alabama. The population was 25,944 at the 2000 census...
, where he died January 29, 1868.
Barry is interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.