Alexander Grant Barry

Republican Senator of Oregon

Congresses Served

Senate Terms

January 1, 1892 (60 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1952

Death

Was an American attorney and politician in Oregon
Served as a World War I veteran
Briefly served as a United States senator from late 1938 to early 1939
Later served in the Oregon House of Representatives
Attended the University of Washington and the University of Oregon Law School, followed by the Northwest College of Law
Admitted to the bar in 1917 and entered private legal practice in Portland
Joined the Army during World War I, served in France, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the artillery
Was married twice and had two children with his first wife
Became a member of the Oregon Relief Committee in 1932 and served on the Oregon Liquor Control Commission from 1933 to 1935
Was chairman of School District No. 1 Civil Service Board in 1937 and 1938
Elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1938 to fill the remaining portion of a term, served until January 1939
Resumed the practice of law after leaving Congress
Elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1944, representing Portland and Multnomah County until 1949
Died in Portland in 1952 and was interred at Willamette National Cemetery