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19th century American politician

Henry W. Barnes

Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Lafayette 2nd district
In office January 3, 1870 – January 1, 1872
Preceded by	Charles Pole
Succeeded by	Thomas Bainbridge (whole county)
In office January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858
Preceded by	Matthew Murphy
Succeeded by	Hamilton H. Gray
Sheriff of Lafayette County, Wisconsin
In office January 1861 – January 1863
Preceded by	Hugh Campbell
Succeeded by	Hugh Campbell
Wisconsin Circuit Court Clerk for Lafayette County, Wisconsin
In office January 1859 – January 1861
Preceded by	David W. Kyle
Succeeded by	James S. Murphy
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Lafayette County, Wisconsin
In office January 1855 – January 1856
Preceded by	Daniel Morgan Parkinson
Succeeded by	Justus De Selhorst

Personal details
Born	(1818-11-02)November 2, 1818 Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	September 1, 1873(1873-09-01) (aged 54) Wiota, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Miller Cemetery, Wiota, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Louisa Lamb
Children	Nathan E. Barnes Charles Theodore Barnes

Henry Winslow Barnes (November 2, 1818 – September 1, 1873) was an American farmer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Lafayette County in the 1857, 1870, and 1871 sessions.

Biography

Henry W. Barnes was born in Bedford, New Hampshire, in November 1818. His father died when he was just seven years old. He came to the Wisconsin Territory in 1835, when he was just 17. He initially resided at Darlington, and was elected to the Lafayette County board of supervisors from Darlington in 1849. In the early 1850s he moved to the neighboring town of Wiota, Wisconsin, and was quickly elected chairman of the town board, serving from 1851 to 1859. During the same years, he was elected to six consecutive terms representing Wiota on the county board—from 1853 through 1858. He was also chosen as chairman of the county board in 1855.

In 1856, Barnes was elected on the Democratic Party ticket to serve in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He represented Lafayette County's 2nd Assembly district, which then comprised roughly the eastern half of the county. In 1858, he was elected clerk of the circuit court for Lafayette County, for a two year term, and he was then elected sheriff in 1860.

He was elected to two more terms in the Assembly, in 1869 and 1870, when he again represented Lafayette County's 2nd Assembly district. He then serve two final terms on the county board in 1871 and 1872.

Barnes died at his home in Wiota on September 1, 1873, after a long and painful illness.

Personal life and family

Henry Winslow Barnes was the youngest of eight children born to Nathaniel Barnes and his wife Anna (née Rennick). Nathaniel Barnes was a captain in the New Hampshire militia, and had served as a selectman and constable in Bedford. The Barnes family were descended from Thomas Barnes, who emigrated from Hingham, Norfolk, to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637.

Isaac O. Barnes was an older brother of Henry Winslow Barnes. He was a prominent lawyer and Democratic politician in Boston. He held the rank of colonel by appointment, and was appointed to several federal posts in Massachusetts, serving as a customs official, U.S. marshal, and finally U.S. pension agent.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1869, 1870)

Wisconsin Assembly, Lafayette 2nd District Election, 1869
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 2, 1869
	Democratic	Henry W. Barnes	891	54.46%	+21.92%
	Republican	S. W. Osborn	745	45.54%
Plurality			146	8.92%
Total votes			1,636	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin Assembly, Lafayette 2nd District Election, 1870
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 8, 1870
	Democratic	Henry W. Barnes (incumbent)	1,064	50.52%	−3.94%
	Republican	D. S. Hawley	1,042	49.48%
Plurality			22	1.04%	-7.88%
Total votes			2,106	100.0%	+28.73%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Butterfield, Consul Willshire (1881). History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Western Historical Co. pp. 489–493. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
"List of Assembly Districts, with Names of Members since the Last Apportionment". A Manual of Customs, Precedents, and Forms, in use in the Assembly of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1859. p. 61. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ "Official Directory". The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1870. p. 365. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ "Official Directory". The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1871. p. 379. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
"Obituaries". Wisconsin State Journal. September 5, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ History of Bedford, New Hampshire, from 1737. The Rumford Printing Co. 1903. pp. 861–862. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded byMatthew Murphy	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Lafayette 2nd district January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858	Succeeded byHamilton H. Gray
Preceded byCharles Pole	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Lafayette 2nd district January 3, 1870 – January 1, 1872	Succeeded byThomas Bainbridge (whole county)
Political offices
Preceded byDaniel Morgan Parkinson	Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Lafayette County, Wisconsin January 1855 – January 1856	Succeeded byJustus De Selhorst
Legal offices
Preceded byDavid W. Kyle	Wisconsin Circuit Court Clerk for Lafayette County, Wisconsin January 1859 – January 1861	Succeeded byJames S. Murphy
Preceded byHugh Campbell	Sheriff of Lafayette County, Wisconsin January 1861 – January 1863	Succeeded byHugh Campbell

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