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George Barry was a Scottish minister, the author of a History of the Orkney Islands.

Education

He studied at the University of Edinburgh.

Career

Barry was a native of Berwickshire. The dislike of a portion of the congregation to his preaching resulted before long in the formation of a Secession congregation in the parish. In 1793 he was translated to Shapinsay.

He received in 1804 the degree of Doctor of Divinity from the university of Edinburgh.