Alfred Constantine Barry

A. Constantine Barry
4th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
In office
June 26, 1855 – January 4, 1858
Appointed byWilliam A. Barstow
Preceded byHiram A. Wright
Succeeded byLyman Draper
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Kenosha district
In office
January 4, 1864 – January 2, 1865
Preceded byBenjamin T. Hatch
Succeeded byZalmon G. Simmons
Personal details
Born(1815-07-15)July 15, 1815
Walton, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 5, 1888(1888-03-05) (aged 72)
Lodi, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeMount Pleasant Cemetery, Lodi, Wisconsin
Political party
Spouses
  • Adelia Robinson
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    (m. 1836; died 1877)​
  • Helen Peterson
Children
  • with Adelia Robinson
  • Malon P. Barry
  • (b. 1836; died 1911)
  • Melville A. Barry
  • (b. 1840; died 1925)
  • Isabella B. (Warner)
  • (b. 1850; died 1930)
  • with Helen Peterson
  • Jennie A. Barry
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1862
1864–1865
RankChaplain
Unit
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Alfred Constantine Barry (July 15, 1815 – March 5, 1888) was an American educator, politician, and Universalist minister. He was Wisconsin's 4th Superintendent of Public Instruction and served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Kenosha County. During the American Civil War he served as a Union Army chaplain and recruiter.