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'''John Alexander Barry''' ([[Circa|c.]] 1790 – 1872) was born in [[Shelburne County, Nova Scotia]] and was the son of [[Robert Barry (merchant)|Robert Barry]], a loyalist who came to Shelburne in 1773. His first wife was the daughter of the Reverend [[William Black]], a Methodist minister.
John was a successful merchant in Nova Scotia, carrying on part of the family business started by his father and uncle. He was a member of the [[13th General Assembly of Nova Scotia]] for Shelburne, which ran from 1826-1830. He was expelled from the assembly during that session for making allegations about a fellow member and refusing to retract them. His battle with the legislature was carried out to a great degree in the press making him a popular hero and a well known Nova Scotian. A subsequent stand with the Tories during the “Brandy Dispute” of 1830 made him unpopular enough to make his future attempts at re-election unsuccessful. On April 30,1835 he married Eliza Ann Mercein, from this marriage there were two issues, a son, and Mary Mercein Barry. John Alexander Barry was fascinated by different area indians, which is believed he traded with early in his merchant career, he became popular by his lectures, principally to Halifax audiences, on the customs, artifacts, and chiefs of the Micmac and other North American Indians. His greatest notority came by way of an
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