Thomas Henry Barry | |
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Born | New York, New York, US | October 13, 1855
Died | December 30, 1919 Washington, D.C., US | (aged 64)
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1877–1919 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Cavalry Branch |
Commands | President of the Army War College Superintendent of the United States Military Academy Department of the East Philippine Department 86th Division |
Battles/wars | Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Russo-Japanese War World War I |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star |
Thomas Henry Barry (October 13, 1855 – December 30, 1919) was a major general of the United States Army who served in many conflicts throughout his military career but is perhaps best known as being superintendent of the United States Military Academy from 1910 to 1912.[1]
Major Gen. Thomas Henry Barry, U.S.A., retired, died early this morning from uraemic poisoning at the Walter Reed General Army Hospital, near Washington, where he had been ill three weeks, a sufferer from Bright's disease. Mrs. Barry and their son, Major Thomas B. Barry, were with General Barry when he died.