Dickey Robert Barry 1811-1903 Born In Amherst Nova Scotia
Studied law, and called to the bar of Nova Scotia, and of New Brunswick,
1834. Sat in Legislative Council, Nova Scotia, 1858-1867. Appointed to
the Senate, 1867. Took an active part in the negotiations leading up to
the building of the Intercolonial Railway, and the Confederation of the
provinces. =Index=: (Joseph Howe era) Delegate from Nova Scotia to Charlottetown
Conference, 177. (Tilley era) Delegate to Charlottetown Conference, 73; and to
Quebec Conference, 77. =Bib.=: Morgan, Can. Men; Campbell, History of
Nova Scotia.