William T. Barry

William Barry
7th United States Postmaster General
In office March 9, 1829 – April 10, 1835
President	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	John McLean
Succeeded by	Amos Kendall
16th Secretary of State of Kentucky
In office September 2, 1824 – February 3, 1825
Governor	Joseph Desha
Preceded by	Thomas Bell Monroe
Succeeded by	James Pickett
7th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office August 29, 1820 – August 24, 1824
Governor	John Adair
Preceded by	Gabriel Slaughter
Succeeded by	Robert B. McAfee
United States Senator from Kentucky
In office February 2, 1815 – May 1, 1816
Preceded by	George Walker
Succeeded by	Martin D. Hardin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district
In office August 8, 1810 – March 3, 1811
Preceded by	Benjamin Howard
Succeeded by	Henry Clay
Personal details
Born	(1784-02-05)February 5, 1784 Lunenburg, Virginia, U.S.
Died	August 30, 1835(1835-08-30) (aged 51) Liverpool, England, UK
Resting place	Frankfort Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) Democratic (1828–1835)
Spouse(s)	Lucy Overton Catherine Mason
Education	Transylvania 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.