Henry W. Barry

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(April 1840 — June 7, 1875) Barry was an American politician and lawyer. Henry Barry was born in Schoharie County, New York. He was self-educated and eventually went on to be the principal of the Locust Grove Academy in Kentucky. During the Civil War, Barry served in the Union Army, and organized a regiment of colored troops in Kentucky. After the war, he studied law at Columbian College (now George Washington University) and was admitted to the bar in 1867. That same year he moved to Mississippi and served as a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1867, and also served as a member of the State Senate in 1868. Barry was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from February 23, 1870 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000189]

Member of Mississippi Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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