John Barry

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military officer naval officer patriot person

John Barry was an Irish-born American naval officer renowned as one of the founding captains of the United States Navy during the American Revolutionary era.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military officer → naval officer → patriot → person →
allegiance	United States of America →
appointedBy	George Washington →
birthCountry	Ireland →
birthDate	1745-03-25 →
birthPlace	Tacumshane, County Wexford, Ireland →
burialPlace	Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
causeOfDeath	asthma-related illness →
commemoratedBy	USCGC Commodore Barry (WHEC-34) named in his honor → statue in Wexford, Ireland → statues in Philadelphia →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1803-09-13 →
era	American Revolutionary era →
ethnicOrigin	Irish →
familyName	Barry →
givenName	John →
hasTitle	Commodore John Barry →
honor	U.S. Navy ships named USS Barry in his honor → considered a founding father of the United States Navy →
immigratedTo	British America →
influenced	development of early United States naval traditions →
knownFor	being one of the founding captains of the United States Navy → early command in the Continental Navy → service in the American Revolutionary War →
language	English →
militaryBranch	Continental Navy → United States Navy →
militaryRank	commodore →
name	John Barry →
nationality	American →
nickname	Father of the American Navy →
notableWork	command of the frigate USS Alliance → command of the frigate USS United States →
occupation	naval officer → sea captain →
position	senior officer of the United States Navy →
precededBy	early colonial naval commanders →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
serviceEnd	U.S. Navy service until 1803 →
serviceStart	Continental Navy service began 1775 →
spouse	Sarah Austin →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commodore John Barry →	fullName
Continental Navy →	hasCommander
Barry →	hasNotableBearer
Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →	hasNotableBurial
Tacumshane, County Wexford, Ireland →	hasNotablePerson
USCGC Commodore Barry (WHEC-34) →	honors
John Barry →	name
USCGC Commodore Barry (WHEC-34) →	namedAfter
Continental Navy →	notablePerson