Marion Barry

Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr. (March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician.

Marion Barry
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Marion Barry in July 2007
Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
for the 8th Ward
At-large (1975–1979)
In office
January 2, 2005 – November 23, 2014
Preceded bySandy Allen
In office
January 2, 1993 – January 2, 1995
Preceded byWilhelmina Rolark
Succeeded byEydie D. Whittington
In office
January 2, 1975 – January 2, 1979
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byJohn L. Ray
Mayor of the District of Columbia
In office
January 2, 1995 – January 2, 1999
Preceded bySharon Pratt Kelly
Succeeded byAnthony A. Williams
In office
January 2, 1979 – January 2, 1991
Preceded byWalter Washington
Succeeded bySharon Pratt Kelly
Personal details
Born
Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr.

(1936-03-06)March 6, 1936
Itta Bena, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 2014(2014-11-23) (aged 78)
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Blantie Evans (1962–1964)
Mary M. Treadwell (1972–1977)
Effi Slaughter (1978–1993)
Cora Masters (m. 1994-his death)
ChildrenMarion Christopher Barry[1]
Alma materLeMoyne–Owen College
Fisk University
ProfessionPolitician
Websitedccouncil.us/council/marion-barry

Barry was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee at age five.

He served as the second elected Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991, and again as the fourth Mayor from 1995 to 1999 for the Democratic Party.

He has been a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, representing District of Columbia's Ward 8 from 2005 until his death in 2014.

Barry served a prison sentence for possession of crack cocaine and probation for not paying tax.

Barry had diabetes and prostate cancer. He had a kidney transplant in 2009. He died at a hospital in Washington, D.C., on November 23, 2014 from cardiac arrest, aged 78.[2]

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References

  1. Fazeli Fard, Maggie (September 27, 2011). "Marion Barry's son scheduled to be sentenced in drug case". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/marion-barrys-son-to-be-sentenced-in-drug-case/2011/09/27/gIQA8eDQ1K_blog.html. 
  2. "Marion Barry dies at 78". WUSA9.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

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