Background
Barton, Robert Mckinney was born on November 26, 1851 in Greenville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Robert McFarland and Hannah (McFarland) Barton.
Barton, Robert Mckinney was born on November 26, 1851 in Greenville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Robert McFarland and Hannah (McFarland) Barton.
Student of University of Virginia. Studied law under father and uncle, Judge Robert McFarland.
Admitted to bar, 1874, and practiced at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Was member Barton & Barton, Memphis, Tennessee. Served as United States commissioner.
Alderman of Chattanooga, 1889-1899.
Member Tennessee Senate, 1892-1894. Judge Court of Chancery Appeals, later Court of Civil Appeals, 1895-1910.
Member United States Railway Labor Board, 1920-1924 (elected Chairman of the Board, April 17, 1920). Settled at Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, and practiced with son, McKinney, as Barton & Barton.
Member Barton & Barton, Memphis, Tennessee Member Tenn; member United States Railway
Married Virginia McFarland, October 4, 1876 (died 1925). Children: Robert McF., McKinney, Grace (deceased).