Alanson Hamilton Barnes (April 15, 1817 – May 11, 1890) was an associate justice of the
Dakota Territory Supreme Court and the namesake of
Barnes County, North Dakota
Barnes County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,853. Its county seat is Valley City.
In 1872, the Dakota Territory legislature authorized Burbank County (named for governor John A. Bu ...
.
Career
Born in
Turin, New York
Turin is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 761 at the 2010 census. Turin has a village, also named Turin. The town is south of Lowville, the county seat, and north of Rome.
History
The town was first set ...
in 1817, Barnes served on the Court from 1873 until 1881.
Death
He died in 1890 and is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in
Walworth County, Wisconsin.
Family
Barnes' son-in-law was
Alfred Delavan Thomas
Alfred Delavan Thomas (August 11, 1837 – August 8, 1896) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.
Education and career
Born in Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin Territory (now ...
, who served as a Judge of the
United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota (in case citations, D.N.D.) is the United States District Court or the Federal district court, whose jurisdiction is the state of North Dakota. The court is headquartered out of ...
, appointed by President
Benjamin Harrison.
References
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1817 births
1890 deaths
Justices of the Dakota Territorial Supreme Court
People from Lewis County, New York
Burials in Wisconsin
Barnes County, North Dakota
19th-century American judges