Barry
Barry names 3 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Barry THOMAS HENRY, an American soldier
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
THOMAS HENRY, an American soldier, born in New York City in 1855. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1877 and was appointed 2d lieutenant in the same year. After promotion through various grades, he became lieutenantcolonel and assistant adjutant-general in 1900. In the same year he was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers and with that rank served with the China relief expedition and in the Philippines in 1901. He was appointed colonel and assistant adjutant-general of the regular army in 1902, brigadier-general in 1903, and major-general in 1908. In 1900 and 1901 he was chief of staff of the Division of the Philippines. From 1907 to 1909 he commanded the army of Cuban pacification, and was commander of the department of California until 1910, when he was appointed superintendent of the United States Military Academy. He was commander of the Eastern Department in 1913, the Philippine Department in 1915, and the Central Department in 1917. During the training of troops for the American Expeditionary Forces, he was commander at Camp Grant, and was commander of the 86th Division of the National Army until February, 1918, when he became again commander of the Central Department. He died Dec. 30, 1919.
Barry JOHN, an American naval officer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN, an American naval officer, born in Tacumshane, Ireland, in 1745. He settled in Philadelphia in 1760. When the Revolutionary War broke out he was appointed commander of the "Lexington," with which he captured the British tender "Edward," in 1776. Ho afterward took command of the "Raleigh," which was captured by the British "Experiment"; but in his next command, the "Alliance," he captured the British ships "Atlanta" and "Trepassy." He was chosen to convey Lafayette and Noailles back to France; and in 1794 was appointed commodore. He died in Philadelphia, Sept. 13, 1803. appointede
Barry SIR CHARLES, an English architect
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
SIR CHARLES, an English architect, born in London, in 1795. After executing numerous important buildings, such as the Reform Club-house, London, Birmingham, etc., he was appointed architect St. Edward's School, Houses of Parliament, at Westminster, with the execution of which he was occupied for more than 24 years. He was divinity, mathematics, and astronomy, knighted in 1852, and died suddenly in 1860.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Of the three men Collier's listed in 1921, Sir Charles Barry's work has fared least quietly: the Commons chamber at the heart of his Houses of Parliament was destroyed by German bombing in May 1941 and rebuilt to a Giles Gilbert Scott design, opened in 1950, while the Elizabeth Tower that holds Big Ben underwent a full restoration completed in 2022. Modern scholarship also gives far more credit than Collier's did to Augustus Welby Pugin, who supplied the Gothic detailing and much of the interior. John Barry, described here simply as "an American naval officer," is now routinely honoured as a father of the United States Navy, with a statue in Wexford near his Tacumshane birthplace and a succession of warships named USS Barry. Thomas Henry Barry's career is recorded accurately; Camp Grant, where he trained troops in 1917, was closed after the Second World War.
Written for this edition, 2026.