William Logan Barry (February 9, 1926 – May 22, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

Lexington, Tennessee Lexington is a city in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States. Lexington is midway between Memphis and Nashville, lying south of Interstate 40, which connects the two cities. The population was 7,956 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat ...

, Barry served in the United States Army in Japan. He received his bachelors and law degrees from Vanderbilt University and practiced law. Barry served on the Lexington, Tennessee city council in 1953. He then served in the

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...

1954–1967, as a Democrat, and was the speaker. He died in Lexington, Tennessee.'Dick Barry, former TN House speaker dies at 87,' ''The Tennessean'', Chas Sisk, May 23, 2013

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1926 births 2013 deaths People from Lexington, Tennessee Vanderbilt University alumni Vanderbilt University Law School alumni Tennessee lawyers Tennessee city council members Speakers of the Tennessee House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians 20th-century American lawyers American expatriates in Japan {{Tennessee-politician-stub