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Revision as of 22:39, 29 June 2021
Clarence A. Barnes | |
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Massachusetts Attorney General | |
In office 1945–1949 | |
Governor | Maurice J. Tobin Robert F. Bradford |
Preceded by | Robert T. Bushnell |
Succeeded by | Francis E. Kelly |
Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council for the 1st District | |
In office 1943–1945 | |
Preceded by | Joseph P. Clark, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Joseph P. Clark, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | August 28, 1882 [1] Brooklyn, New York[1] |
Died | May 26, 1970[2] Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts[2] | (aged 87)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Helen V. Long (1906-1915) Doreen Kane (1927-1970) [3] |
Residence(s) | Mansfield, Massachusetts Martha's Vineyard |
Alma mater | Yale University[1] |
Profession | Lawyer |
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.
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.[4] He ran again in 1940, but lost the Republican nomination to Robert T. Bushnell.[5] 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.[6] Barnes defeated Kelly again in 1946, but lost to him in 1948.[7] 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.
His son Clare Barnes, Jr. was an advertising executive who published a best-selling series of picture books.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e Irving N. Hayden; Lawrence R. Grove. 1945-1946 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- ^ a b c "Clarence A. Barnes, Republican leader". The New York Times. May 27, 1970.
- ^ a b http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnes.html#S401DSQ6H
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=574746
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=619818
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=557739
- ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/attygn.html
- ^ (19 January 2006). Fair price, good service, & plenty of laughs Archived 2009-08-12 at the Wayback Machine, The Martha's Vineyard Times
- 1882 births
- 1970 deaths
- 20th-century American politicians
- Massachusetts Attorneys General
- Members of the Massachusetts Governor's Council
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- People from Mansfield, Massachusetts
- People from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
- Politicians from Brooklyn
- Yale University alumni