Milton Barnes (April 26, 1830 – June 2, 1895) was a Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State from 1877 to 1881.
Milton Barnes | |
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| 21st Ohio Secretary of State | |
| In office January 8, 1877 – January 10, 1881 | |
| Governor | Rutherford B. Hayes Thomas L. Young Richard M. Bishop Charles Foster |
| Preceded by | William Bell Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Charles Townsend |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 26, 1830 Barnesville, Ohio, US |
| Died | June 2, 1895 (aged 65) Westerville, Ohio, US |
| Resting place | Otterbein Cemetery, Westerville |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Allegheny College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | |
Milton Barnes was born April 26, 1830, in Barnesville, 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. This unit participated in the first Federal invasion of the Shenandoah Valley in the spring of 1862. In mid-1862, Milton 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.
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d Smith 1898 : 366
- ^ Smith 1898 : 364
- ^ Smith 1898 : 393
References
edit- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.