David S. Barry
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| Born | David Sheldon Barry May 25, 1859 |
| Died | February 10, 1936 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | David S. Barry. Jr. |
David Sheldon Barry Sr. (May 25, 1859 – February 10, 1936)[1] was an American journalist who became the 17th Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, serving from 1919 to 1933.[2]
Barry's first-hand experience of politics began at the age of twelve as a page in the
Post and Tribune,[5] editor-in-chief of The Providence Journal (1904–1906)[6] and Washington bureau chief for The New York Sun, where he was known as a strong supporter of Theodore Roosevelt.[7] He drew upon his experiences as a Washington correspondent for his 1924 book, Forty Years in Washington.[8]
Barry was appointed Sergeant at Arms to the United States Senate in 1919, and was dismissed in 1933 after accusations that an article that he wrote for the journal New Outlook[9] libelled the Senate with claims that some members were well known to sell their votes.[10]
He was the father of Col.
United States Marines,[11] and great-grandfather of Julia Thorne and Ambassador David Thorne.[12][unreliable source?
]
References
- Chicago Daily Tribune. February 11, 1936. p. 18.
- OCLC 225372015.
- OCLC 48473297.
- Boys' Life. August 1922. p. 48.
- ISBN 978-0-313-23613-6.
- OCLC 228293898.
- ISBN 978-0-312-23507-9.
- ^ "Forty Years in the Paradise of American Politicians; David S. Barry Tells a Little of All He Knows About Them". The New York Times. March 30, 1924. p. BR13.
- OCLC 5361148.
- ISBN 978-0-252-00176-5.
- ^ "Col. David Barry, Marine 32 Years; Retired Officer, a Leader of Honor Guard When Harding's Body Lay in State, Dies". The New York Times. July 2, 1951. p. 18.
- ^ "The Ancestors of Julia Stimson Thorne (b. 1945)". wargs.com. William Addams Reitwiesner. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
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