J. Esmonde Barry

Joseph Esmonde Barry (25 October 1923 – 31 July 2007) was a prominent healthcare activist and political commentator in New Brunswick, Canada. Perhaps best known as the voice of the Friends of St. Joseph's, an organisation which was instrumental in keeping St. Joseph's Hospital open in Saint John's uptown. Barry also lobbied for compensation for those involved in the hepatitis C tainted blood scandal of the 1980s.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 25, 1923
Birth place
New Brunswick , Saint John New Brunswick , Canada
Nationality
Canada
Religion
Catholic Church
Date of deathJuly 31, 2007
Place of death
Ontario , Ottawa , Canada
Resting place
New Brunswick , Saint John New Brunswick
Education
University of New Brunswick
University of St. Joseph's College

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External resources

  1. http://saintjohn.cioc.ca/record/HDC1174
  2. http://www.ahsc.health.nb.ca/AboutUs/OurFacilities/facstjoes.shtml
  3. http://www.amazon.com/dp/092048378X
  4. http://www.amazon.com/s?_encoding=UTF8&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books&field-author=J%26gt;%20Esmonde%20Barry
  5. http://www.capnb.ca/nbday/merit_awards.php
  6. http://www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org/Parish-detail.cfm?argParishID=E96FD734-D0B7-B055-936B977EB707DA56
  7. http://www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org/catholiccemeteries.cfm
  8. http://www.district8.nbed.nb.ca