death_date children nationality birth_date article_title birth_name
10 february 1936 david s. barry . jr. . united states of america 25 may 1859 david s. barry
 david sheldon barry
david s. barry

david sheldon barry , sr. -lrb- may 25 , 1859 -- february 10 , 1936 -rrb- was an american journalist who became the 17th sergeant at arms of the united states senate , serving from 1919 to 1933 .
barry 's first-hand experience of politics began at the age of twelve as a page in the michigan legislature , where he served from 1871 to 1873 , going on to become a united states senate page in 1875 .
he then entered a career in journalism which included stints as washington correspondent for detroit 's `` post and tribune '' , editor-in-chief of `` the providence journal '' -lrb- 1904 -- 1906 -rrb- and washington bureau chief for `` the new york sun '' , where he was known as a strong supporter of theodore roosevelt .
he drew upon his experiences as a washington correspondent for his 1924 book , `` forty years in washington '' .
barry was appointed sergeant at arms to the united states senate in 1919 , and was dismissed in 1933 after accusations that an article that he wrote for the journal `` new outlook '' libelled the senate with claims that some members were well-known to sell their votes .
he was the father of col. david s. barry .
jr. , an officer in the united states marines , and great-grandfather of julia thorne and ambassador david thorne .
