John Patrick Barry
John Patrick Barry | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Northumberland | |
| In office 1935–1940 | |
| Preceded by | George Manning McDade |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Leonard O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1893 Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | August 17, 1946 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | lawyer |
John Patrick Barry (December 23, 1893 – August 19, 1946) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He represented Northumberland County in the Canadian Parliament from 1935 to 1940.
Barry was born in Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. He was educated at Montreal College, St. Thomas University, and St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in 1919. In 1921, he was admitted to the New Brunswick bar and began practicing law.
Defeating candidates Frances Fish and John Adams Creaghan, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1935 election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Northumberland. He was defeated in the 1940 election as an Independent Liberal candidate.
He was appointed deputy magistrate of Northumberland County shortly before his death of a heart attack in 1946.
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Northumberland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph Leonard O'Brien | 5,149 | 39.91 | +16.01 | ||||
| Liberal | John William Maloney | 5,072 | 39.32 | -16.67 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | John Patrick Barry | 2,679 | 20.77 | -35.52 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 12,900 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Northumberland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Patrick Barry | 7,662 | 56.29 | +15.24 | ||||
| Conservative | John Creaghan | 3,253 | 23.90 | -35.05 | ||||
| Reconstruction | Frances Fish | 2,697 | 19.81 | Ø | ||||
| Total valid votes | 13,612 | 100.00 | ||||||