Milton Barnes (politician)

Milton Barnes


21st Ohio Secretary of State
In office January 8, 1877 – January 10, 1881
Preceded by	William Bell, Jr.
Succeeded by	Charles Townsend
Personal details
Born	(1830-04-26)April 26, 1830 Barnesville, Ohio
Died	June 2, 1895(1895-06-02) (aged 65) Westerville, Ohio
Resting place	Otterbein Cemetery, Westerville
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Allegheny College
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	Union Army
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	62nd Ohio Infantry 97th Ohio Infantry

Milton Barnes (April 26, 1830 - June 2, 1895) was a Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State from 1877-1881.

Milton Barnes was born April 26, 1830 in Barnesville Belmont County, Ohio. He attended country schools and at eighteen became a teacher, and at nineteen attended Allegheny College at Meadville, Pennsylvania, but went home due to failing health.^[1] He studied law and higher mathematics at an academy at Salem, Ohio, then at a law office in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in January, 1859. He moved to Cambridge, Ohio and opened a law office.^[1]

At the start of the American Civil War, Barnes raised a company and enlisted as Captain in the Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He returned home on sick leave, resigned his command and re-enlisted in the Ninety-seventh Regiment as Lieutenant Colonel. He was twice wounded severely, and mustered out June, 1865.^[1]

In 1867 and 1869 Barnes was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Guernsey County.^[1] In 1876 the Republican Party nominated him for Ohio Secretary of State, and he defeated William Bell Jr. in the general election.^[2] He won re-election with a plurality over David R. Paige and two others in 1878,^[3] and did not run again.

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References

Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
Milton Barnes at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by William Bell, Jr.	Secretary of State of Ohio 1877–1881	Succeeded by Charles Townsend

Ohio Secretary of State

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Milton Barnes (politician)

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