Lyman Eddy Barnes (June 30, 1855January 16, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin.Lyman Barnes, Wisconsin Historical Society
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Biography

Barnes was born in

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, the son of William W. Barnes and Lucy Eddy Thomas Barnes. He attended the public schools in Oshkosh and the law department of Columbia College, New York City. He was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice in Appleton, Wisconsin, the same year. He moved to Rockledge, Florida, in 1882, where he remained about five years and continued the practice of law. He returned to Appleton, Wisconsin, and, for a time, partnered with John Goodland, the father of future Governor Walter Samuel Goodland. He was elected

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in 1890. Barnes was elected as a member of the

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to the

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(March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895). While in Congress, he represented

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the

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Personal life

Barnes married Helen Byrd Conkey, the daughter of

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, in 1880. They had at least five children. Barnes died suddenly on January 16, 1904, in Appleton. He was interred at Riverside Cemetery in Oshkosh.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnes, Lyman Eddy 1855 births 1904 deaths People from Weyauwega, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin 19th-century American politicians District attorneys in Wisconsin Politicians from Appleton, Wisconsin People from Rockledge, Florida Florida lawyers Columbia College (New York) alumni