Background
Barnett, James Foote was born on June 17, 1869 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of James Melanchthon and Lucy E. (Foote) Barnett.
Barnett, James Foote was born on June 17, 1869 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of James Melanchthon and Lucy E. (Foote) Barnett.
Graduate Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1887. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1891, Master of Arts, 1902. Bachelor of Laws, New York Law School, 1893.
Master of Arts, Columbia, 1901.
2 daughters. Admitted to bar, Kent Company, Michigan, 1896. Now devotes attention largely to financial interests. Director Old-Kent Bank (Grand Rapids), Antrim Iron Company (Marcelona, Michigan), and other corpns.
Member State Constitutional Convention, 1907-1908. Member American Society International Law, Psi Upsilon (Yale). Club: Peninsular (Grand Rapids).
Married October 6, 1913, Katharine Waddell.