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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaGeorge Thomas BARNES
(1833-1901)
BARNES, George Thomas, a
Representative from Georgia; born in a suburb (now called
Summerville) of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., August 14, 1833;
attended private schools, Richmond Academy, and Franklin College;
was graduated from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1853;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice
in Augusta; during the Civil War served in the Confederate Army in
the Washington Light Artillery Company of Augusta, Ga., as second
lieutenant and major brevet; member of the State house of
representatives 1860-1865; member of the Democratic National
Committee 1876-1884; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth,
Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1891);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second
Congress; resumed the practice of law; died in Augusta, Ga.,
October 24, 1901; interment in the City Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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