Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Barry, John Edward September 19, 1893 - 
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     JOHN EDWARD (JACK) BARRY, of Portland, has earned a high reputation in 
the insurance circles of the Columbia River valley as branch manager for the 
Missouri State Life Insurance Company, in which capacity he has achieved an 
enviable record, being regarded as one of the leaders in his line of business 
in this state. Mr. Barry has spent practically his entire life in Portland, 
where his birth occurred on the 19th of September, 1893, and is a son of John 
and Elizabeth (O'Neil) Barry, both of whom were natives of Ireland, but were 
married after locating in Chicago, Illinois. In 1882 they came to Portland, 
Oregon, where the father successfully engaged in general contracting and 
carried the business on until his accidental death, on March 25, 1900.  He is 
survived by his widow, who still lives in this city.

     John E. Barry attended the public schools of Portland and the University 
of Oregon. He entered the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad, with which 
company he remained until 1919, when he engaged in the general insurance 
business. He has proven well adapted to this line of work and has made steady 
advancement to his present position as branch manager for the Missouri State 
Life insurance Company, having supervision over Oregon and Southern Idaho. 
There has been a steady increase in volume of business from year to year and 
he is enjoying well earned prosperity.

     On November 5, 1927, Mr. Barry was united in marriage to Miss Maude 
Waterman, of Seattle, Washington. He is a republican in his political 
alignment and belongs to the Portland Chamber of Commerce, in which he has 
served on the membership committee, the Portland Hunt Club and the University 
Club. He is also a director of the Life Underwriters Association. He is a man 
of energy and aggressive business methods, makes a favorable impression on all 
with whom he comes in contact, and throughout the community in which he lives 
has won and retains the respect and good will of all who know him.


Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Page 
694

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