Barnes, Charles Benjamin, 1868-1956.

Dates:
Birth 1868
Death 1956

Biographical notes:

Attorney, lecturer, civic leader. Harv. College, A.B. 1890; Harv. L.S., LL.B., 1893; practiced law in Mass.; director of Nantasket Steamship Co. and other commercial companies; active in local and state political affairs.

From the description of Diaries, 1894-1954. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236047283

November 1, 1868 Born in Boston, Massachusetts. Son of Charles Benjamin and Clara Louisa (Page) Barnes 1890 A.B., Harvard College 1893 LL.B., Harvard Law School 1893 Admitted to Bar in Massachusetts 1897 Married Josephine Lea Low. Children: Bertha Lea, Charles Benjamin, Jr., Clara Page, John Pindar Practiced law with the firm of Long & Hemenway, later Hemenway and Barnes September 28, 1897 Appointed instructor in suretyship for the academic year 1897/98 at the Harvard Law School, to take Dean Langdell's place 1898 1901 Referee in Bankruptcy for Plymouth and Middlesex Counties 1910 Commissioner for the Investigation of Causes of Delay in Administration of Justice in Civil Actions in Massachusetts Held town offices, without compensation, in Hingham, his lifelong residence Active in local and state Republican affairs President, New England Historical Society and Hingham Historical Society Director, Nantasket Steamship Boat Company, other commercial companies 1919 Appointed by Governor Calvin Coolidge as a member of the Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission of the State of Massachusetts August 28, 1956 Died at Hingham Massachusetts

From the guide to the Diaries, 1894-1954, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

Links to collections

Comparison

This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.

  • Added or updated
  • Deleted or outdated

Information

Permalink:
SNAC ID:

Subjects:

  • Agency (Law)
  • Civil procedure
  • Contracts
  • Criminal law
  • Diaries
  • Evidence (Law) - Study and teaching
  • Law
  • Lawyers
  • Practice of law
  • Property
  • Torts
  • Trusts and trustees

Occupations:

  • Lawyers

Places:

  • Massachusetts--Cambridge (as recorded)

SNAC Cooperative Logo

Social Networks and Archival Context

SNAC is a discovery service for persons, families, and organizations found within archival collections at cultural heritage institutions.

Sponsors

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities

Hosts

University of Virginia Library
National Archives and Records Administration