Lewis D. Barry

Full Name: Lewis D. Barry
Date of birth: April 27, 1815
Date of death: November 15, 1855

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H Red River Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847 1st (1)     Unknown / Red River   Red River, Titus

(1) L.D. Barry, Red River County, mechanic, nativity North Carolina, politics not listed. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District Red River
Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847
Legislatures: 1st (1)  
Home City/County: Unknown / Red River
Counties in district: Red River, Titus

(1) L.D. Barry, Red River County, mechanic, nativity North Carolina, politics not listed. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Other Resources

  • Lewis D. Barry, birth date 4/27/1815, death date 11/15/1855, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Anderson, Grimes County, spouse Martha M. Barry. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, Capt. W.E. Barry, The Examiner-Review (Navasota, Texas), 11/23/1911, p. 1, crediting Navasota Public Library. William E. Barry, death date 11/17/1911, "aged 72 years, 11 months and 1 day" (birth date 12/16/1838). "While he could have had any office within the gift of the people, he only served on term in the legislature—the 24th [sic]." Relatives: Col. Lewis D. Barry (represented Red River county "in the two first legislatures," died 1855) - father; Capt. W.E. Barry - son. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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