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About William Barnes Sr.
William Barnes Sr. was an American attorney, author and government official from Albany, New York. He was an anti-slavery activist and a founder of the Republican Party. Barnes served as New York's first state Superintendent of Insurance, and held the office from 1860 to 1870. The works he authored included 1904's Semi-centennial of the Republican Party. He was the son-in-law of Thurlow Weed and the father of Catherine Weed Barnes and William Barnes Jr.
Everything about William Barnes Sr. →- Occupation
- writer, statistician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1824
- Died
- February 22, 1913