William D. Barnes Explained

William Dillon Barnes (April 4, 1856 – July 1927) was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.

Life

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.[1]

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.[2]

He died in July 1927 in Garden City, Nassau County, New York.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/stream/newyorkredbook01unkngoog#page/n105/mode/1up The New York Red Book
  2. https://archive.org/stream/officialnewyorkf04fitc#page/365/mode/1up Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1927/07/04/archives/william-dillon-barnes-exstate-senator-dies-at-his-home-in-garden.html WILLIAM DILLON BARNES; Ex-State Senator Dies at His Home in Garden City at 70 Years