William T. S. Barry
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William Taylor Sullivan Barry (December 10, 1821 - January 29, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
Born in Columbus, Mississippi, Barry was graduated from Yale College in 1841. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1844 and commenced practice in Columbus. He also engaged in planting. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1849-1851.
Barry was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855). He was again a member of the State house of representatives and served as speaker in 1855. He served as president of the State secession convention in 1861. He served as member of the Provisional Confederate Congress. During the Civil War entered the Confederate States Army and raised the Thirty-fifth Regiment of Mississippi Infantry, at times acting as brigade commander. Captured at Mobile April 12, 1865. He resumed the practice of law in Columbus, Mississippi, where he died January 29, 1868. He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
