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Apr 01, 1840 Schoharie County, New York, United States Died on 07 Jun 1875 (aged 35)
American politician
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About Henry W. Barry
- Henry W.
- Barry (April 1840 – June 7, 1875) was a Union army officer during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of Brevet Brigadier General.
- He commanded a regiment of United States Colored Troops.
- After the war, he became an attorney and politician. Born in New York, Barry moved to Kentucky as a young man to teach school.
- He enlisted there in the Union Army during the war, being commissioned as an officer.
- In 1862 Barry recruited African Americans to Kentucky's militia.
- After the United States Colored Troops were established in 1863, Barry served as an officer of an African-American unit stationed in Kentucky and Texas. After the war Barry earned a law degree in Washington, DC.
- He moved to Columbus, Mississippi, where he set up a practice and became involved in politics.
- He served as a delegate to the 1867 state constitutional convention, and was elected to the State senate in 1868.
- In 1870 he was elected as U.S.
- Representative from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, serving until 1875.
- He died shortly after, at age 35.
