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Thomas Henry Barry
Major General Thomas Henry Barry
Allegiance	United States of America
Years of service	1877–1919
Rank	Major General
Commands	Superintendent, United States Military Academy

Thomas Henry Barry (October 13, 1855 – December 30, 1919) was a former United States Army Major General and Superintendent of the United States Military Academy from 1910–1912.

Early life

Barry was born in a small frame house at 24 Thames Street, near Trinity Place, in Lower Manhattan. He played baseball in Battery Park as a young boy. He received his early education in the public schools and the Free Academy of the City of New York. He graduated from West Point in 1877.

Military career

Barry was assigned as a Second Lieutenant to the 7th Cavalry Regiment on June 14, 1877. In 1880 he was transferred to the 1st Infantry.He was appointed Assistant Adjutant General of the army in 1893. He was a Lieutenant Colonel during the Spanish–American War. He was also Adjutant General of the 8th Army Corp during the war. He was appointed Brigadier General of volunteers after a brief period as Adjutant General of the army. As a Brigadier General of volunteers he served in the China Relief Expedition and in the Philippine-American War during 1900–1901. He became Brigadier General in August 1903.

In 1907, he was chosen a commander for the army of Cuban occupation and pacification by President Theodore Roosevelt. He was promoted to Major General on April 29, 1908. He became Superintendent of the United States Military Academy on August 31, 1910. He was succeeded by Clarence Page Townsley as Superintendent of the Academy on August 31, 1912. He was assigned to command the Eastern Division of the US Army for the next two years. In 1914 he was sent to the Philippines and China as commander of all the American troops. He was retired on October 13, 1919.

Death

Barry died of uremic poisoning at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on December 30, 1919. He had been ill for three weeks.

Legacy

• Army transport Thomas H. Barry.

References

1. ^ "General T. H. Barry Dies In Washington" (PDF). The New York Times. December 31, 1919. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
2. ^ "Gen. Barry In Grant's Place. West Point Head to Command Eastern Division of Army" (pdf). The New York Times. August 17, 1912. Retrieved 2009-07-26. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
3. "New Yorker Takes Charge At West Point. Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry the Second of His Rank to Be Superintendent" (pdf). The New York Times. August 28, 1910. Retrieved 2009-07-26. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
4. "Gen. T. H. Barry Dies In East. Ill 3 Weeks". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2009-07-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
5. "Thomas H. Barry Carries 474, Including General Muller". New York Times. December 12, 1947. Retrieved 2009-07-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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• Living people
• 1919 deaths
• City College of New York alumni
• Deaths from renal failure
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