sixth Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
What was the position of William T. Barry from Aug 1820 to Aug 1824?
William T . Barry William Taylor Barry ( February 5 , 1784 – August 30 , 1835 ) was an American statesman and jurist . He served as Postmaster General for most of the administration of President Andrew Jackson and was the only Cabinet member not to resign in 1831 as a result of the Petticoat affair . History . Born near Lunenburg , Virginia , he moved to Fayette County , Kentucky , in 1796 with his parents John Barry , an American Revolutionary War veteran , and Susannah ( Dozier ) Barry . He attended the common schools , Pisgah Academy and Kentucky Academy in Woodford County , Transylvania University at Lexington and graduated from the College of William & Mary at Williamsburg , Virginia in 1803 , after which studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1805 . He commenced practice at Jessamine County , Kentucky and then at Lexington . Political life . Elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1807 , Barry became a member of the U.S . House of Representatives from 1810 to 1811 , then served in the War of 1812 . From 1815 to 1816 , he became a U.S . Senator from Kentucky , then won election to the Kentucky Senate and served from 1817 to 1821 . During his time in the Kentucky Senate Barry wrote to former President James Madison seeking support for a plan of subsidizing public education across the state ; Madison responded enthusiastically and included in his letter of August 4 , 1822 the often-cited observation : A popular Government , without popular information or the means of acquiring it , is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy ; or , perhaps both . Meanwhile , Kentucky suffered from the Panic of 1819 and Barry became a leading figure in the debt relief party , which was successful in the elections between 1820 and 1824 , although less successful when creditors challenged the relief laws in the courts . As a lawyer , Barrry argued in support of those laws , which the Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned in 1823 . Barry also became the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky ( 1820 to 1824 ) , then served as Secretary of State of Kentucky ( 1824 to 1825 ) . He resigned that position to become Chief Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals ( the predecessor to the Kentucky Supreme Court ) for the 1825 term during the Old Court - New Court controversy . Although the Old Court party won the 1826 elections , Barry ran for Governor of Kentucky in 1828 . Barry became U.S . Postmaster General in Andrew Jacksons administration , serving from 1829 to 1835 . He was the only member of Jacksons original Cabinet not to resign as a result of the Petticoat Affair , which involved the social ostracism of Margaret ONeill Eaton , the wife of Secretary of War John H . Eaton by a coalition of Cabinet members wives led by Second Lady Floride Calhoun . Barry , like Jackson , had sided with the Eatons . Appointments and awards . He was appointed ambassador to Spain , but died before he could take office en route to his post , while stopped in Liverpool , England August 30 , 1835 . He was originally interred and a cenotaph still stands at St . Jamess Cemetery , Liverpool , England ; he was reinterred in 1854 at Frankfort Cemetery , Frankfort , Kentucky . Barry County , Michigan , Barry County , Missouri , Barry , Missouri , Barrytown Barrytown , New York and Barryville , New York are named in his honor . Societies . During the 1820s , Barry was a member of the prestigious society , Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences , who counted among their members former presidents Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams and many prominent men of the day , including well-known representatives of the military , government service , medical , and other professions . Personal . Barry was an uncle to Kentucky Governor Luke P . Blackburn . External links . - William T . Barry at Find A Grave