William S. Barry (born William Taylor Sullivan Barry; December 10, 1821 – January 29, 1868) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from

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to the

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from 1861 to 1862. He was also a

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from 1853 to 1855, representing the state of Mississippi.

Biography

Born in Columbus, Mississippi, William S. Barry graduated from

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in 1841 and was initiated into

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in his last year. He was admitted to the bar in 1844 and then practiced law in Columbus, Ohio. One of his many interests was

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. He served as member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1849 to 1851. He was elected as a

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to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He was the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1856 to 1857. He served as president of the State secession convention in 1861. He served as member of the

. During the

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he enlisted in the

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and raised the 35th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, at times acting as brigade commander. He was captured and paroled at the Vicksburg. He broke parole and commanded his regiment, and at times Sears's Brigade, during the Atlanta Campaign. He was seriously wounded at the

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on October 5, 1864. He was captured in the attack on

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and held prisoner at

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until May 1, 1865. After his release, Barry resumed the practice of law in Columbus, where he died on January 29, 1868. He is interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.Allardice, Bruce S.'' More Generals in Gray.'' Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1995. (pbk.)

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