Alexander G. Barry, U.S. Senator

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Alexander Grant Barry

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Birthplace: Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon, United States
Death: December 28, 1952 (60)
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
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Husband of Phyllis Louise Barry

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About Alexander G. Barry, U.S. Senator

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_G._Barry

Alexander Grant Barry, a Senator from Oregon; born in Astoria, Clatsop County, Oreg., August 23, 1892; attended the public schools of Astoria and Portland, Oreg., the University of Washington at Seattle, the University of Oregon Law School, and Northwest College of Law at Portland, Oreg.; admitted to the bar in 1917 and commenced practice in Portland, Oreg.; during the First World War was commissioned a second lieutenant and served in the artillery until February 1919; member of the Oregon Relief Committee in 1932, the Oregon Relief Commission in 1933, and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission 1933-1935; chairman of School District No. 1 Civil Service Board in 1937 and 1938; elected on November 8, 1938, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frederick Steiwer and served from November 9, 1938, to January 3, 1939; was not a candidate for election to the full term; resumed the practice of law; member, State house of representatives 1945-1950; died in Portland, Oreg., December 28, 1952; interment in Willamette National Cemetery.

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Alexander G. Barry, U.S. Senator's Timeline

1892
August 23, 1892
Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon, United States
1952
December 28, 1952
Age 60
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States