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Barry, John Steward, 1802-1870

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Personal name headingBarry, John Steward, 1802-1870
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Variant(s)Barry, John S., 1802-1870
Barry, John Stewart, 1802-1870
See alsoMichigan. Governor (1842-1846 : Barry)
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Michigan. Governor (1850-1852 : Barry)
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Associated placeMichigan
Birth date1802-01-29
Death date1870-01-14
Place of birthAmherst (N.H.)
Place of deathConstantine (Mich.)
AffiliationDemocratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupationGovernors
Found inMrs. James Barnhart Collection, 1972: (article about Gov. John Barry in Sat. morning magazine section of June 10, 1972, issue of the Elkhart Truth, Elkhart, Ind.)
The Political Graveyard website, July 17, 2008 : ((Barry, John Steward (1802-1870) - also known as John S. Barry - of Constantine, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Amherst, Hillsborough County, N.H., January 29, 1802. Son of John Barry and Ellen (Stewart) Barry; married to Mary Kidder. Democrat. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 13th District, 1835; member of Michigan state senate, 1835-38, 1841 (3rd District 1835-38, 7th District 1841); Governor of Michigan, 1842-46, 1850; defeated, 1854, 1860; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1848, 1852; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1856; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1856, 1864. Died in Constantine, St. Joseph County, Mich., January 14, 1870. Interment at Constantine Cemetery, Constantine, Mich.))
English Wikipedia website, viewed Nov. 21, 2012 (John Stewart Barry (Jan. 29, 1802-- Jan. 14, 1870) was the fourth and eighth Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. He was Michigan's only three-term governor in the 19th century. His main accomplishment was bringing the state out of bankruptcy after the Panic of 1837)