Phinehas Barnes Explained

Phineas Barnes (January 21, 1811August 21, 1871) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician from Maine.[1] Barnes was born in Orland, Maine before attending Bowdoin College. After graduating from Bowdoin, he taught at Waterville College. He eventually moved to Portland and was elected to five single-year terms in the Maine House of Representatives (18441846; 1848; 1856).[2] He also edited the Whig-leaning newspaper the Portland Advertiser and worked as an attorney for a number of years and represented among other companies the Grand Trunk Railway.[3] [4] He is buried at Portland's Evergreen Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phineas Barnes (1811-1871) - Find A Grave... . www.findagrave.com . en.
  2. Web site: Legislators' Biographical Database . legislature.maine.gov .
  3. Web site: Humanities . National Endowment for the . Portland advertiser. [volume] ].
  4. Web site: Phineas Barnes, Portland, 1863 . Maine Memory Network . en.