Английская Википедия:Barry W. Benson

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Barry W. Benson (1811/1812 – June 11, 1839) was the Mississippi Secretary of State from 1835 to 1839. He was a Democrat.[1]

Biography

Barry W. Benson was born in Mississippi.[2] His father was a Mississippi pioneer.[2] Barry W. Benson was elected to the office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi in January 1835.[3][4][5] He was re-elected to the office in 1837.[5][6] At the time of his death, he was the incumbent office holder as well as the Democratic candidate for re-election.[1][7][8] He died of pulmonary tuberculosis[9] at the age of 27 on June 11, 1839, at the home of his father-in-law in Columbus, Mississippi, and was survived by his mother and his widow.[10][5][1][11][9] He had recently gone to Cuba to try to improve his lung condition.[12] In early July 1839, Thomas B. Woodward of Yazoo County was appointed by Governor Alexander McNutt to fill in the vacancy caused by Benson's death.[13][14]

Personal life

Benson married the eldest daughter of Major Richard Barry.[15] She remarried after Benson's death.[15]

References

Шаблон:Secretaries of State of MS