William T. Barry
William Barry | |
---|---|
7th United States Postmaster General | |
In office March 9, 1829 – April 10, 1835 | |
President | Andrew Jackson |
Preceded by | John McLean |
Succeeded by | Amos Kendall |
16th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
In office September 2, 1824 – February 3, 1825 | |
Governor | Joseph Desha |
Preceded by | Thomas Bell Monroe |
Succeeded by | James Pickett |
7th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | |
In office August 29, 1820 – August 24, 1824 | |
Governor | John Adair |
Preceded by | Gabriel Slaughter |
Succeeded by | Robert B. McAfee |
United States Senator from Kentucky | |
In office February 2, 1815 – May 1, 1816 | |
Preceded by | George Walker |
Succeeded by | Martin D. Hardin |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district | |
In office August 8, 1810 – March 3, 1811 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Howard |
Succeeded by | Henry Clay |
Personal details | |
Born | Lunenburg, Virginia, U.S. | February 5, 1784
Died | August 30, 1835 Liverpool, England, UK | (aged 51)
Resting place | Frankfort Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) Democratic (1828–1835) |
Spouse(s) | Lucy Overton Catherine Mason |
Education | Transylvania University College of William and Mary (BA) |
Signature | |
William Taylor Barry (February 5, 1784 – August 30, 1835) was an American statesman, jurist and slave owner.[1] He served as Postmaster General for most of the administration of President Andrew Jackson and was the only Cabinet member not to resign in 1831 as a result of the Petticoat affair.
Life
Born near
Political life
Elected to the
Meanwhile, Kentucky suffered from the
Barry became U.S. Postmaster General in Andrew Jackson's administration, serving from 1829 to 1835. While Postmaster General, he outlawed the mailing of William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator.[4]
He was the only member of Jackson's original Cabinet not to resign as a result of the
Appointments and awards
He was appointed
Barry County, Michigan, Barry County, Missouri,[6] Barry, Missouri, Barrytown[7] Barrytown, New York and Barryville, New York are named in his honor.
Societies
During the 1820s, Barry was a member of the prestigious society, Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences, who counted among their members former presidents Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams and many prominent men of the day, including well-known representatives of the military, government service, medical, and other professions.[8]
Personal
Barry was an uncle to Kentucky Governor Luke P. Blackburn.[9]
References
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 19, 2022, retrieved January 25, 2022
- ^ Michael Doyle, "Misquoting Madison," Legal Affairs, July–August 2002.
- ^ "Justices of Kentucky's Highest Court: The Court of Appeals (1792-1975) & Supreme Court (1976-present) — Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Library".
- )
- ISBN 978-0-8090-6547-9.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 205.
- ^ Postal zip 12719
- ^ Rathbun, Richard (1904). The Columbian institute for the promotion of arts and sciences: A Washington Society of 1816-1838. Vol. 1. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, October 18, 1917.
- ISBN 0-8131-0248-0.
Biography
- United States Congress. "William T. Barry (id: B000192)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- William T. Barry at Find a Grave
- Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits. ISBN 9780608434209.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress