Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . OHN STEWARD BARRY,.Governor of Michigan fromfan. 3, 1842, to Jan. 5, 1846,and from Jan. 7, 1850, to , 1852, was born at Amherst,N. H., Jan. 29, 1802. His par-ents, John and Ellen (Steward)Barry, early removed to Rocking-ham, Vt., where he remained untilhe became of age, working on hisfathers f
Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . OHN STEWARD BARRY,.Governor of Michigan fromfan. 3, 1842, to Jan. 5, 1846,and from Jan. 7, 1850, to , 1852, was born at Amherst,N. H., Jan. 29, 1802. His par-ents, John and Ellen (Steward)Barry, early removed to Rocking-ham, Vt., where he remained untilhe became of age, working on hisfathers fami, and pursuing hisstudies at the same time. He mar-ried Mary Kidder, of Grafton, Vt.,and in 1824 went to Georgia, Vt.,where he hid charge of an academyfor iwo years, meanwliile studyinglaw. He afterward practiced law inthat State. While he was in Georgia he was for sometime a member of the Governors staff, with the titleof Governors Aid, and at a somewhat earlier periodwas Captain of a comiiany of State militia. In 1831he removed to Michigan, and settled at White Pigeon,where he engaged in mercantile business with I. years after, 1834, Mr. Barry removed to Con- I stantine and continued his mercantile pursuits. Hebecame Justice of the Peace at White Pigeon, Mich,in 1831, and
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