John Beaumont Barnes

Background

Barnes, John Beaumont was born on August 26, 1846 in E. Trumbull, Ashtabula Company, Ohio, United States. Son of A. J. S. and Susan M. (Jeffords) Barnes.

Education

Educated in common schools and at Grand River Institute, Austinburg, O. Private Battery East. 1st Ohio Light Artillery during Civil War.

Career

Admitted to bar, 1872. District attorney 6th Judicial District, Nebraska, 1875-1879. Judge 6th Judicial District, 1879-1883.

Commissioner Supreme Court, 1902-1904.

Justice Supreme Court, January 1, since 1904. Reëlected, 1909 (chief justice, 1908-1909).

Achievements

• John Beaumont Barnes has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Ida Frances Hannant, November 29, 1874.

Father:

A. J. South. Barnes

Mother:

Susan M. (Jeffords) Barnes

Spouse:

Ida Frances Hannant