William T. Barry

William Barry
7th United States Postmaster General
In office
March 9, 1829 – April 10, 1835
PresidentAndrew Jackson
Preceded byJohn McLean
Succeeded byAmos Kendall
16th Secretary of State of Kentucky
In office
September 2, 1824 – February 3, 1825
GovernorJoseph Desha
Preceded byThomas Bell Monroe
Succeeded byJames Pickett
7th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office
August 29, 1820 – August 24, 1824
GovernorJohn Adair
Preceded byGabriel Slaughter
Succeeded byRobert B. McAfee
United States Senator
from Kentucky
In office
February 2, 1815 – May 1, 1816
Preceded byGeorge Walker
Succeeded byMartin D. Hardin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 5th district
In office
August 8, 1810 – March 3, 1811
Preceded byBenjamin Howard
Succeeded byHenry Clay
Personal details
Born(1784-02-05)February 5, 1784
Lunenburg, Virginia, U.S.
DiedAugust 30, 1835(1835-08-30) (aged 51)
Liverpool, England, UK
Resting placeFrankfort Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic-Republican (Before 1825)
Democratic (1828–1835)
Spouse(s)Lucy Overton
Catherine Mason
EducationTransylvania University
College of William and Mary (BA)
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William Taylor Barry (February 5, 1784 – August 30, 1835) was an American statesman, jurist and slave owner.[1] He served as Postmaster General for most of the administration of President Andrew Jackson and was the only Cabinet member not to resign in 1831 as a result of the Petticoat affair.

  1. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 19, 2022, retrieved January 25, 2022