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William T. Barry

United States Postmaster General from 1829 to 1835

William Barry

In office
March 9, 1829 – April 10, 1835
PresidentAndrew Jackson
Preceded byJohn McLean
Succeeded byAmos Kendall
In office
September 2, 1824 – February 3, 1825
GovernorJoseph Desha
Preceded byThomas Bell Monroe
Succeeded byJames Pickett
In office
August 29, 1820 – August 24, 1824
GovernorJohn Adair
Preceded byGabriel Slaughter
Succeeded byRobert B. McAfee
In office
February 2, 1815 – May 1, 1816
Preceded byGeorge Walker
Succeeded byMartin D. Hardin
In office
August 8, 1810 – March 3, 1811
Preceded byBenjamin Howard
Succeeded byHenry Clay
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
EducationTransylv

William Francis Barry

William Francis Barry

Born(1849-04-21)21 April 1849
London, England, UK
Died15 December 1930(1930-12-15) (aged 81)
Oxford, England, UK
OccupationCatholic priest, theologian, educator, writer, lecturer
NationalityBritish
GenreFiction, religious fiction, romance fiction, non-fiction, satire, essay, philosophical literature, social commentary

William Francis Barry (21 April 1849 – 15 December 1930) was a British Catholic priest, theologian, educator and writer. He served as vice president and professor of philosophy at Birmingham Theological College from 1873 to 1877 and then professor of divinity at Oscott College from 1877 to 1880. A distinguished ecclesiastic, Barry gave lectures in both Great Britain and the United States during the 1890s. He was also a popular author and novelist at the start of the 20th century, whose books usually dealt with then controversial religious and social questions,[1] and is credited as the creator of the modern English Catholic novel.[2]

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William (Bill) Barry, a distinguished spiritual director and author, was born in Worcester, MA. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1950, studied philosophy in Germany from 1953 until 1956, and was at Weston College for theology studies from 1959 until 1963. Ordained a priest in 1962, Barry went on to earn a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan in 1968.

In 1969, he began teaching psychology at Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, MA, and in 1971 was named director for the Center for Religious Development. He served in both capacities until 1978, when he was put in charge of formation for the New England Jesuit Province. Barry was the Assistant Director of Novices for the Province (1985–88) when he was named Rector of Boston College.

From 1991 to 1997, he served as Provincial of the New England Jesuits. Following that, he was named co-director of the Jesuit Tertianship Program. Barry later directed retreats at Campion Center in Weston, MA.

Despite such a busy and committed life, Barry found the time to write more than 15 books, including The Practice o

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