James M. Barnes

James M. Barnes (1939)

James Martin Barnes (born January 9, 1899 in Jacksonville , Morgan County , Illinois , †  June 8, 1958 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1939 and 1943 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Barnes attended public schools in his home country. During World War I , he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1918 to 1919 . After the war he continued his education at Illinois College in Jacksonville until 1921 . After a subsequent law degree at Harvard University and his admission as a lawyer in 1924, he began to work in Jacksonville in this profession. Between 1926 and 1934 he was a district judge in Morgan County there. Then he practiced again as a private lawyer. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1938 congressional election , Barnes was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 20th constituency of Illinois, where he succeeded Scott W. Lucas on January 3, 1939 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until January 3, 1943 . By 1941, the last of the Federal Government's New Deal laws were passed there under President Franklin D. Roosevelt . Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of World War II .

In 1942, James Barnes was not re-elected. Between March 1, 1943 and July 15, 1945 he was an Administrative Assistant on the President's staff. After that he worked as a lawyer again. He died in Washington on June 8, 1958 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery , Virginia .

Web links

• James M. Barnes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• James M. Barnes in the database of Find a Grave (English)