Jay Preston Barnes (August 9, 1869 – May 8, 1943) was an American
politician
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who served as
Mayor
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of
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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.
Family life
On October 25, 1894 Barnes married Mary Henrietta Dutton, the daughter of John and Henrietta M. (Tuthill) Dutton,
they had a son, Harold Dutton Barnes, born on September 28, 1895.
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1869 births
1943 deaths
Massachusetts city council members
Mayors of Pittsfield, Massachusetts