John Sanford Barnes
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| Born | May 12, 1836 West Point, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 1911 (aged 75) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and navy historian |
John Sanford Barnes (May 12, 1836 – November 22, 1911) was a United States Navy officer and businessman and naval historian.
Biography
Barnes was born at
In 1858 he resigned his commission and attended Albany Law School. After passing the bar he practiced law until 1861. During the American Civil War, he returned to the Union Navy, initially as navigator of Wabash, and later as commander of USS Dawn, USS Paul Jones"", USS Lenape, and USS Bat. In 1863 he married Susan Bainbridge Hayes, granddaughter of Commodore William Bainbridge and great-grandniece of Admiral John Barry. After the War, he served as commander of the Naval Academy's practice ships USS Marblehead and USS Savannah, as an instructor at the Academy, and wrote "Submarine Warfare": the first major work on the use of torpedoes. He left the navy as lieutenant commander.
From 1869 to 1880 he was in private business, largely engaged in obtaining financing for what was to become the Great Northern Railway. He devoted time also to collecting memorabilia of the Navy during the
Death and burial
Barnes died in New York City on November 22, 1911.[2] He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.
References
- OCLC 562166004
- ^ "John Sanford Barnes Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. New York, NY. November 23, 1911.
External links
- John Sanford Barnes: A memorial and a tribute, Privately printed 1912
- "The Egotistigraphy", by John Sanford Barnes. An autobiography, privately printed 1910. Internet edition edited by Susan Bainbridge Hay 2012
- Works by John Sanford Barnes at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about John Sanford Barnes at Internet Archive
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