Background
George was a son of Cobb and Company pioneer Hiram Barnes and a brother of Walter Barnes Modern Language Association.
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
George was a son of Cobb and Company pioneer Hiram Barnes and a brother of Walter Barnes Modern Language Association.
Barnes and Company was formed to control businesses in Warwick, Allora, Yangan and Roma Street and Commonwealth Flour Mills at Warwick and South Brisbane. He was a leading figure in the Warwick Methodist Church and the Warwick Ambulance Brigade. He was member for Warwick for 27 years, from 1908 to 1935, when he retired.
She was active in the local Methodist Church, Red Cross Society and Benevolent Society.
They had a home "Glen Lyn" in Warwick. A son, Franklin George Barnes (ca1883 – ) was a mining engineer who devised and patented a method for degaussing British ships to counter the threat of magnetic mines in the early days of World World War World War II Another son, Cecil Merry Barnes, lost his life savings when his company, Barnes Limited. of Fortitude Valley was forced into liquidation.
General Рractitioner Barnes felt his son"s failure acutely, and personally paid out the company"s preference shareholders. The former Barnes and Company
Trading Place in Warwick is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.