Background

Barney, Samuel Stebbins was born on January 31, 1846 in Hartford, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John and Adalina (Knox) Barney.

Education

Educated Lombard University, Illinois. Taught high school, Hartford, 1867-1870. Admitted to bar, 1873.

Career

In practice at West Bend, 1873-1906. Superintendent schools, Washington Company, Wisconsin, 1876-1880. Republican candidate for 49th Congress, 1884.

Delegate Republican National Convention, 1884.

Member 54th to 57th Congresses (1895-1903), 5th Wisconsin District. The American Association Foreign Justice United States Court of Claims, since 1906.

Home: West Bend, Wisconsin

Achievements

• Samuel Stebbins Barney has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member 54th to 57th Congresses (1895-1903), 5th Wisconsin

Connections

Married Ellen South. McHenry, May 18, 1876 (died 1901).

Father:

John Barney

Mother:

Adalina (Knox) Barney

Spouse:

Ellen South. McHenry