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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 3/7/1904
Birth Place: Richland County, Ohio
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
House: 8 (1860)
11 (1866)
Home County: Mahaska
Thomas N. Barnes
Mahaska County
Born in Ohio about 1827. Mr. Barnes was the son of Wesley Barnes and Mary Smith Albert. Wesley Barnes was a farmer and one of the pioneers of Richland County, Ohio, settling there in 1816. He came to Iowa with his family in 1852. Thomas Barnes served as a representative from Mahaska county in the 8th (1860-1861) and 11th (1866-1867) General Assemblies. He became a 2nd Lieutenant July 21, 1961 with the 7th Iowa Infantry, Company F. He was promoted to First Lieutenant June 12, 1862 and resigned August 2, 1864. Lieut. T. N. Barnes was an aide-de-camp to General Lauman and four of his brothers served in the Civil War.
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House District 20
Committees
11th GA (1866)
Standing Committees
Legislation Sponsored
11th GA (1866)