John Barry (MP)
John Barry | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for County Wexford | |
| In office 14 April 1880 – 15 June 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Sir George Bowyer, Bt. and Keyes O'Clery |
| Succeeded by | Constituency divided |
| Member of Parliament for South Wexford | |
| In office 1885–1893 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Peter Ffrench |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1845 Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland |
| Died | January 27, 1921 (aged 75–76) |
| Relatives | Tim Healy (distant cousin) |
John Barry (1845 – 27 January 1921) was a politician. He was born in Wexford and moved with his family to England when he was a small child. Alongside Michael Davitt and Mark Ryan, he trafficked arms. He was a member of the Supreme Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and a founding member of the Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain. He was elected as an Irish National Federation Member of Parliament for South Wexford in 1885, resigning in 1893. He was a close friend and distant cousin of Tim Healy. On his retirement he pursued his business interests with great success.
In R. Barry O'Brien's The Life of Charles Stewart Parnell, 'X' describes John Barry as 'fat and well favored'. He was one of 'the stoutest men of the Irish party'.[1]
References
- ^ R. Barry O'Brien, "The Life of Charles Stewart Parnell, 1846-1891", p.112 (London and New York, 1910).
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Dictionary of Irish Biography.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Barry