Robert R. Barry
Robert Raymond Barry | |
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U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1965 | |
Preceded by | Ralph W. Gwinn |
Succeeded by | Richard Ottinger |
Constituency | 27th district (1959–1963) 25th district (1963–1965) |
Personal details | |
Born | Hamilton College | May 15, 1915
Robert Raymond Barry (May 15, 1915 – June 14, 1988) was an American politician and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Biography
Barry was born in
Career
At the start of his career, Barry became active in investment banking with
During
Barry's business ventures included mining operations in Portola, California, and real estate development near California's Salton Sea.[1]
In 1958, Barry was elected to the Eighty-sixth Congress as a Republican as the representative of New York's 27th district, which included his hometown of Yonkers. He was reelected in 1960 and 1962, and served in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1959, to January 3, 1965; in his final term, redistricting moved him to the 27th District.[2] Barry was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-ninth Congress in 1964.
Barry had spent a great deal of time in California even while representing New York in Congress. After losing his 1964 campaign, he made California his permanent residence. In 1966, he was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for California's 38th Congressional District. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1967 special election for California's 11th district, and again in the 1968 general election. In 1970, Barry ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate from California. In 1972, he was defeated for the Republican nomination in California's 17th district. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed Barry to the advisory council of the Peace Corps.
Memberships
Barry was a member of the Farm Bureau, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, and Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
Death
Barry died in Redwood City, California on June 14, 1988 (age 73 years, 30 days). The location of his interment is unknown.[3]
Family
He married Anne Rogers Benjamin on July 19, 1945. They were the parents of one son, Henry and one daughter, Cynthia.
References
- ^ "Robert R. Barry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "Robert R. Barry". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Robert R. Barry". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
External links
- United States Congress. "Robert R. Barry (id: B000190)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.