Lyman E. Barnes

Lyman E. Barnes

Lyman Eddie Barnes (born June 30, 1855 in Weyauwega , Waupaca County , Wisconsin , †  January 16, 1904 in Appleton , Wisconsin) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1895 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Lyman Barnes attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree at Columbia College in New York City and his admission as a lawyer in 1876, he began to work in Appleton (Wisconsin) in his new profession. In 1882 he moved to Brevard County , Florida , for five years , where he also practiced as a lawyer. He then returned to Appleton, where he district attorney in Outagamie County was.

Politically, Barnes was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1892 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Nils P. Haugen , who moved to the tenth district, on March 4, 1893 . Since he in the elections of 1894 the Republicans Edward S. Minor defeated, he could only one term in until March 3, 1895 Congress completed.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Lyman Barnes retired from politics. In the following years he worked again as a lawyer. He died on January 16, 1904 in Appleton and was buried there.

Web links

• Lyman E. Barnes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Lyman E. Barnes in the database of Find a Grave (English)