Redmond John Barry (14 September 1866 – 11 July 1913) was an Irish lawyer and judge who became

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; his promising career was cut short by his early death.

Biography

He was the third son of Patrick Barry of Hill View,

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. He was educated at the

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, was called to the Bar in 1888 and became

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in 1899. He was not related to the statesman

John Redmond John Edward Redmond (1 September 1856 – 6 March 1918) was an Irish nationalism, Irish nationalist politician, barrister, and Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He was best known as leader ...

, although as he cheerfully admitted, the widespread belief that he was Redmond's kinsman did no harm to his career. He married Ethel Pyke of

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in 1895. Barry was appointed

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in the

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government of 1905, and on 6 March 1907 he was elected in a by-election as Member of Parliament for North Tyrone. He was promoted to

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in 1909 then raised to the bench as

in 1911, serving until his death at age 46. His professional skill is shown by the detailed answers he gave to the House of Commons in 1910, which show both the width of the problems he had to deal with and his efficiency in solving them.

Maurice Healy Maurice Healy (3 January 1859 – 9 November 1923) was an Irish nationalist politician, lawyer and member of parliament (MP). As a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party, he was returned to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great ...

in his memoir ''The Old Munster Circuit'' praises Barry warmly as a gifted and cultivated lawyer, who left behind him more affectionate memories than any other member of the

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.Healy pp. 104-5. His son, Sir Patrick Barry, became an English High Court judge.

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