Alanson H. Barnes

Alanson Hamilton Barnes
BornApril 15, 1817
Turin, New York
DiedMay 11, 1890
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAssociate Justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court
Known fornamesake of Barnes County, North Dakota

Alanson Hamilton Barnes (April 15, 1817 โ€“ May 11, 1890) was an associate justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court and the namesake of Barnes County, North Dakota.

Career

Born in Turin, New York in 1817, Barnes served on the Court from 1873 until 1881.

He was appointed Associate Justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court by President Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln's commander-in-chief, on March 24, 1873.

He replaced Judge George W. French. He was assigned to be Judge of the Second District by Governor John A. Burbank, and of the Third District by Acting Governor Whitney.

He was reappointed Associate Justice by President Rutherford B. Hayes in March, 1877, and replaced by Sanford A. Hudson of Wisconsin in 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, who served as a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, appointed by President Benjamin Harrison.


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