History of Constantine, (Saint Joseph County) Michigan United States of America

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A Short Biography of John S. Barry

John S. Barry, governor of Michigan, was born in Vermont in 1802. He received an ordinary education, and while still a youth settled in Atlanta, Ga., and in 1832 went to Michigan, where he established himself in business at Constantine. He helped to formulate the constitution of Michigan on its admission to the Union in 1836, and was elected to the state senate, and re-elected in 1840. He was elected in 1841 governor of his state and served for three terms: 1842-'46, and 1850-'52. He was again named as a candidate for gubernatorial honors in 1860, but was not elected. He was a firm supporter of the "Wilmot Proviso," and an ultra Democrat in his principles. In 1864 he was a member of the Democratic national convention that nominated George B. McClellan for president. He died in Constantine, Mich., Jan. 14, 1870.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor