John Patrick Barry

John Patrick Barry was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He represented Northumberland County in the Canadian Parliament from 1935 to 1940.
Barry was born in Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. He was educated at Montreal College, St. Thomas University, and St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in 1919. In 1921, he was admitted to the New Brunswick bar and began practicing law.
Defeating candidates Frances Fish and John Adams Creaghan, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1935 election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Northumberland. He was defeated in the 1940 election as an Independent Liberal candidate.
He was appointed deputy magistrate of Northumberland County shortly before his death of a heart attack in 1946.