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'''Clarence Alfred Barnes''' (August 28, 1882<ref name="archive.org"/> – May 26, 1970<ref name="ReferenceA"/>) was an American politician who served as [[Massachusetts Attorney General|attorney general of Massachusetts]] from 1945 to 1949.
'''Clarence Alfred Barnes''' (August 28, 1882<ref name="archive.org"/> – May 26, 1970<ref name="ReferenceA"/>) was an American politician who served as [[Massachusetts Attorney General|attorney general of Massachusetts]] from 1945 to 1949.


==Early life==
Barnes attended Chauncey Hall School, [[Yale University]], and [[Yale Law School]].<ref name="archive.org" /> In 1904 he was captain of the [[Yale Bulldogs baseball]] team. He had four children with his first wife, Helen V. Long.<ref name="politicalgraveyard.com"/><ref name="Marriage" /> His oldest son [[Clare Barnes, Jr.]] was an advertising executive who published a best-selling series of picture books.<ref name="family1">(19 January 2006). [http://www.mvtimes.com/calendar/2006/01/19/trip_barnes.php Fair price, good service, & plenty of laughs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812090906/http://www.mvtimes.com/calendar/2006/01/19/trip_barnes.php |date=2009-08-12 }}, ''[[The Martha's Vineyard Times]]''</ref> In 1927, the 45-year old Barnes married 18-year old Doreen Kane.<ref name="Marriage">{{cite news |title=Atty Barnes Marries Mansfield Girl of 18 |work=The Boston Globe |date=October 9, 1927}}</ref>
Barnes attended Chauncey Hall School, [[Yale University]], and [[Yale Law School]].<ref name="archive.org" /> In 1904 he was captain of the [[Yale Bulldogs baseball]] team. He had four children with his first wife, Helen V. Long.<ref name="politicalgraveyard.com"/><ref name="Marriage" /> His oldest son [[Clare Barnes, Jr.]] was an advertising executive who published a best-selling series of picture books.<ref name="family1">(19 January 2006). [http://www.mvtimes.com/calendar/2006/01/19/trip_barnes.php Fair price, good service, & plenty of laughs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812090906/http://www.mvtimes.com/calendar/2006/01/19/trip_barnes.php |date=2009-08-12 }}, ''[[The Martha's Vineyard Times]]''</ref> In 1927, the 45-year old Barnes married 18-year old Doreen Kane.<ref name="Marriage">{{cite news |title=Atty Barnes Marries Mansfield Girl of 18 |work=The Boston Globe |date=October 9, 1927}}</ref>


From 1936 to 1940, Barnes was the president of the [[Boston Athletic Association]], organizer of the [[Boston Marathon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Boston Marathon Media Guideq |url=https://www.baa.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/2022%20Boston%20Marathon%20Media%20Guide%20April%204.pdf |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref>

==Politics==
Barnes political career began in [[Mansfield, Massachusetts]], where he served as town counsel and moderator of the [[Town meeting]]. From 1912 to 1913, he served as a state representative, and he was a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917–18.<ref name="archive.org"/>
Barnes political career began in [[Mansfield, Massachusetts]], where he served as town counsel and moderator of the [[Town meeting]]. From 1912 to 1913, he served as a state representative, and he was a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917–18.<ref name="archive.org"/>


Barnes was the Republican nominee for attorney general in 1938 but lost to incumbent [[Paul A. Dever]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=574746|title=Our Campaigns - MA Attorney General Race - Nov 08, 1938}}</ref> He ran again in 1940, but lost the Republican nomination to [[Robert T. Bushnell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=619818|title=Our Campaigns - MA Attorney General - R Primary Race - Sep 17, 1940}}</ref> Barnes was a member of the [[Massachusetts Governor's Council]] from 1943 to 1944. In 1944, he defeated former [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Francis E. Kelly]] to become attorney general.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=557739|title=Our Campaigns - MA Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 1944}}</ref> Barnes defeated Kelly again in 1946, but lost to him in 1948.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/attygn.html|title = The Political Graveyard: Massachusetts: State Attorneys General}}</ref> He was a candidate for governor in [[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1950|1950]], but lost the nomination to [[Arthur W. Coolidge]]. Barnes was also a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in [[1940 Republican National Convention|1940]], [[1944 Republican National Convention|1944]], [[1948 Republican National Convention|1948]], and [[1952 Republican National Convention|1952]].<ref name="politicalgraveyard.com"/>
Barnes was the Republican nominee for attorney general in 1938 but lost to incumbent [[Paul A. Dever]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=574746|title=Our Campaigns - MA Attorney General Race - Nov 08, 1938}}</ref> He ran again in 1940, but lost the Republican nomination to [[Robert T. Bushnell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=619818|title=Our Campaigns - MA Attorney General - R Primary Race - Sep 17, 1940}}</ref> Barnes was a member of the [[Massachusetts Governor's Council]] from 1943 to 1944. In 1944, he defeated former [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Francis E. Kelly]] to become attorney general.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=557739|title=Our Campaigns - MA Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 1944}}</ref> Barnes defeated Kelly again in 1946, but lost to him in 1948.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/attygn.html|title = The Political Graveyard: Massachusetts: State Attorneys General}}</ref> He was a candidate for governor in [[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1950|1950]], but lost the nomination to [[Arthur W. Coolidge]]. Barnes was also a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in [[1940 Republican National Convention|1940]], [[1944 Republican National Convention|1944]], [[1948 Republican National Convention|1948]], and [[1952 Republican National Convention|1952]].<ref name="politicalgraveyard.com"/>

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Barnes died on May 26, 1970, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.
Barnes died on May 26, 1970, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.


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[[Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives]]
[[Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives]]
[[Category:People from Mansfield, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People from Mansfield, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People from Martha's Vineyard]]
[[Category:Politicians from Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Politicians from Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Yale College alumni]]
[[Category:Yale College alumni]]

Latest revision as of 08:20, 25 December 2023

Clarence A. Barnes
31st Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In office
1945–1949
GovernorMaurice J. Tobin
Robert F. Bradford
Preceded byRobert T. Bushnell
Succeeded byFrancis E. Kelly
Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council for the 1st District
In office
1943–1945
Preceded byJoseph P. Clark, Jr.
Succeeded byJoseph P. Clark, Jr.
Personal details
BornAugust 28, 1882 [1]
Brooklyn, New York[1]
DiedMay 26, 1970 (1970-05-27) (aged 87)[2]
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts[2]
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Helen V. Long (1906-1915)
Doreen Kane (1927-1970) [3]
Residence(s)Mansfield, Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard
Alma materYale University
Yale Law School[2]
ProfessionLawyer

Clarence Alfred Barnes (August 28, 1882[1] – May 26, 1970[2]) was an American politician who served as attorney general of Massachusetts from 1945 to 1949.

Early life[edit]

Barnes attended Chauncey Hall School, Yale University, and Yale Law School.[1] In 1904 he was captain of the Yale Bulldogs baseball team. He had four children with his first wife, Helen V. Long.[3][4] His oldest son Clare Barnes, Jr. was an advertising executive who published a best-selling series of picture books.[5] In 1927, the 45-year old Barnes married 18-year old Doreen Kane.[4]

From 1936 to 1940, Barnes was the president of the Boston Athletic Association, organizer of the Boston Marathon.[6]

Politics[edit]

Barnes political career began in Mansfield, Massachusetts, where he served as town counsel and moderator of the Town meeting. From 1912 to 1913, he served as a state representative, and he was a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917–18.[1]

Barnes was the Republican nominee for attorney general in 1938 but lost to incumbent Paul A. Dever.[7] He ran again in 1940, but lost the Republican nomination to Robert T. Bushnell.[8] Barnes was a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council from 1943 to 1944. In 1944, he defeated former Lieutenant Governor Francis E. Kelly to become attorney general.[9] Barnes defeated Kelly again in 1946, but lost to him in 1948.[10] He was a candidate for governor in 1950, but lost the nomination to Arthur W. Coolidge. Barnes was also a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940, 1944, 1948, and 1952.[3]

Barnes died on May 26, 1970, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Irving N. Hayden; Lawrence R. Grove. 1945-1946 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. ^ a b c d "Clarence A. Barnes, Republican leader". The New York Times. May 27, 1970.
  3. ^ a b c "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Barnes".
  4. ^ a b "Atty Barnes Marries Mansfield Girl of 18". The Boston Globe. October 9, 1927.
  5. ^ (19 January 2006). Fair price, good service, & plenty of laughs Archived 2009-08-12 at the Wayback Machine, The Martha's Vineyard Times
  6. ^ "2022 Boston Marathon Media Guideq" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - MA Attorney General Race - Nov 08, 1938".
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - MA Attorney General - R Primary Race - Sep 17, 1940".
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - MA Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 1944".
  10. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Massachusetts: State Attorneys General".
Political offices
Preceded by Massachusetts Attorney General
1945–1949 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by President of the Boston Athletic Association
1936–40 		Succeeded by
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