William Bernard Barry

Democrat Representative of New York's 4th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

July 21, 1902 (44 years old)

Birthday

October 20, 1946

Death

Immigrated to the United States from Ireland in 1907
Graduated from New York University in 1925 and from New York University School of Law in 1929
Admitted to the bar in 1929 and began practicing law in New York City
Married Emily B. La Mude on February 7, 1934
Served as assistant district attorney of Queens County, New York, in 1932 and 1933
Worked as a special United States attorney for the Department of Justice between 1933 and 1935
Was a member of the Democratic executive committee of Queens County between 1930 and 1935
Served six terms as a United States Representative from New York from 1935 until his death in 1946
Represented New York’s second district from 1935 to 1945 and the fourth district from 1945 to 1946
Died from pneumonia on October 20, 1946, at the age of 44
Interred at Mount St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, New York