Dick Barry Explained

Dick Barry
Office:73rd Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Term Start:January 7, 1963
Term End:January 3, 1967
Predecessor:James L. Bomar Jr.
Successor:James H. Cummings
Office2:Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Term Start2:January 3, 1955
Term End2:January 3, 1967
Preceded2:Joe R. Murphy Jr.
Succeeded2:Edward Bailey
Constituency2:23rd district (1955–1963)
26th district (1963–1965)
27th district (1965–1967)
Birth Name:William Logan Barry
Birth Date:February 9, 1926
Birth Place:Lexington, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:Lexington, Tennessee, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Education:Vanderbilt University
Allegiance: United States
Branch:United States Army

William Logan Barry (February 9, 1926 – May 22, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician.

Born in Lexington, Tennessee, Barry served in the United States Army in Japan. He received his bachelors and law degrees from Vanderbilt University and practiced law. Barry served on the Lexington, Tennessee city council in 1953. He then served in the Tennessee House of Representatives 1954–1967, as a Democrat, and was the speaker. He died in Lexington, Tennessee.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jacksonsun/obituary.aspx?n=william-l-barry-dick&pid=164949178&fhid=6385#fbLoggedOut Obituary
  2. 'Dick Barry, former TN House speaker dies at 87,' The Tennessean, Chas Sisk, May 23, 2013