John Barry (MP)

John Barry (1845 – 27 January 1921) was a politician. He was born in Wexford and moved with his family to England when he was a small child. Alongside Michael Davitt and Mark Ryan he trafficked arms. He was a member of the Supreme Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and a founding member of the Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain. He was elected as an Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament for South Wexford in 1885, resigning in 1893. He was a close friend and distant cousin of T. M. Healy M.P. On his retirement he pursued his business interests with great success.

In R. Barry O'Brien's 'The Life of Charles Stewart Parnell', 'X' describes John Barry as 'fat and well favoured'. He was one of 'the stoutest men of the Irish party'.^[1]

References

1. R. Barry O'Brien, 'The Life of Charles Stewart Parnell, 1846-1891', p.112 (London and New York, 1910).

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Dictionary of Irish Biography.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Barry

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir George Bowyer, Bt Keyes O'Clery	Member of Parliament for County Wexford 1880 – 1885 With: Garrett Byrne 1880–83 John Francis Small 1883–85	Constituency dividhed
New constituency	Member of Parliament for South Wexford 1885 – 1893	Succeeded by Peter Ffrench