He was born on April 4, 1856, in
Columbia County, New York. He attended the public schools in
Hudson. In 1879, he began the manufacture of cotton cloth in
Brainard, and in 1883 established a paper mill there. Barnes was a member of the
New York State Senate (30th D.) from 1902 to 1906, sitting in the
125th,
126th,
127th,
128th and
129th New York State Legislatures. He died in July 1927 in
Garden City,
Nassau County, New York. ==Sources==