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 HBRRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Barnes, William, journalist, publisher, puwas born Nov. 17, 1866, in Albany, N.Y.; and is the youngest son of William Barnes, the celeb•ated lawyer of Albaly, N.Y. He is the edtor of the Albany Evriing Journal and ontributed extensivey to current literatire. The Evening Jours published every evning except Sunday; ,nd also issues a semiblic official,

Barnett, Mrs. Evelyn Scott Snead, ateur, author,

was born

She graduated from

I

.-eekly

and weekly

It is

foremost

journals in the state of New York; and always advocates the principles of the republican party. It is published by the Journal publishing company, of which he is one of the largest individual stockholders. He has been chairman of the executive committee of the republican state convention of New York. In 1899 he was appointed surveyor of customs for the port of Albany, N.Y.

Barnes, William Henry, railroad president, 12, 1829, in Philadelphia, Pa. Since 1892 he has been president of the Allegheny Valley railway; and also of various other railroads. Barnej, William Henry, lawyer, jurist, legislator, was born about 1843 in Hampton, Conn. In 1865 he graduated from the univer-

was born July

sity of Michigan; and in 1866 he was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law at Jacksonville, HI. He was a representative in the Illinois state legislature in 1871-72; and was a delegate to the democratic national conventions of 1876, 1880, 1884 and 1896. He was a member of every democratic state convention held in Illinois between 1865 and 1885. In 1885 he was appointed associate justice of the supreme court of the territory of Arizona. He died about 1904 in Tucson, Arizona. Barnett, Edward Henry, clergyman, journalist, author, was born Oct. 8, 1840, in Montgomery county, Va. He has been for ten years editor of the Presbyterian Quarterly of Richmond, Va. He is the author of a work entitled Life's Golden Lamp. Barnett, Gregory, soldier, was bom in

Maryland. In 1862 he entered the

civil

war

as captain in the fourth regiment Maryland volunteer infantry; became lieutenant-colonel in 1864 and in 1865 was brevetted colonel of volunteers. In 1869-84 he was regi;

mental

Tank 1898.

quartermaster;

and

of captain in 1884.

He

attained the died Aug. 7,

in

qua, in

New York and

Cambridge. In 1886 she married Mr. Ira S. Barnett of Louisville, Ky. Slie has been literary editor of Louisville Courier- Journal in

and for several years wa.s president of Louisville author's club;

ed-

one of the

litter-

Louisville, Ky. Louisville high school; and has taken special courses in Chautau-



tion.

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and

has contributed extensively to the leading magazines and newspapers. She is the

author of Mrs. Delire's Euchre Party; Jerry's Reward.

and

Barnett, James, soldier, merchant, banker, 21, 1821, in Cherry Valley, N. Y. He is a successful hardware merchant of Cleveland, Ohio. During the civil war he attained the rank of brigadier-general. He has served as president of the First national bank of Cleveland, Ohio. Barnett, Samuel, journalist, author, was born March 6, 1824, in Washington, Ga. He was president of the Washington bank; in 1871 was commissioner; and in 1872 was secretary of the Georgia state agricultural society. He was editor of the Chronicle. He was the author of Interest Table; Buckle's Outline View of Georgia; and other works. Barnett, Samuel Jackson, educator, scientist, was born Dec. 14, 1873, in Kansas. Since 1905 he has been professor of physics at the Tulane university of New Orleans, La. He has made valuable researches on experi-

was born June

mental and thoreoretical electricity. Barnett, William, congressman, was born in Virginia. In 1812-15 he was a representative from Georgia, to the twelfth and thirteenth congresses; and was then appointed one of the commissioners to run the Creek boundary line. He died in Georgia. Barney, Albert Milton, soldier, was born in New York. During the civil war he attained the rank of brigadier-general. He died Aug. 24, 1886, in New York City. Barney, Benjamin Griffin, soldier, was born in New York. He served from Pennsylvania as captain and lieutenant-colonel in the civil war; and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He died July 1886, in Pennsylvania. Barney, Charles Tracy, business president, banker, was born Jan. 27, 1851, in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1870 he graduated from William college and has since been engaged in banking in New York City. He has been president and director of the Knickerbocker trust company; president of the New York loan and improvement company; and a director in the Brooklyn life insurance company and various other large corporations. He died Nov. 23,



14, 1907, in

New York

City.