Background
Barnes, John was born on July 26, 1859 in Manitowoc Company, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John and Mary (Butler) Barnes.
Barnes, John was born on July 26, 1859 in Manitowoc Company, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John and Mary (Butler) Barnes.
Educated Manitowoc High school and Oshkosh Normal School. Bachelor of Laws, University of Wisconsin, 1883.
Admitted to bar, 1885. Practiced at Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Municipal judge Oneida Company, Wisconsin, 1887-1891 (declined reëlection).
Appointed member, Chairman of the Board Railroad communications of Wisconsin, 1905-1907, resigned.
Justice of Supreme Court of the Wisconsin, 1908-1916, resigned. General counsel Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, February, since 1916.
Also Second vice president Central Wisconsin Trust Company. Director Rhinelander Paper Company.
Married Julia A. Koelzer, July 26, 1887.