John Barry
Politician
1845 –
Who is John Barry?
John Barry 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'.
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