Addison

BARNES, Albert Crane & Millard Fillmore

Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical 
Sketches of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other 
States. Dodge. Burlington, Ullery, 1912, p 110

Biography of Albert Crane BARNES (brother of Millard Fillmore BARNES)

Albert Crane BARNES, jurist, Chicago [Cook County], Illinois, was born 28 
June 1853 in Addison [Addison County, Vermont], son of Asahel and Ellen 
(CRANE) BARNES. Graduated at the University of Vermont, A B. 1876; Albany 
Law School, LL. B., 1877. Admitted to the New York Bar in 1877; examiner of 
contested land claims in the General Land Office at Washington D. C., 
1879-1883; practiced law in Dakota Territory, 1883-1885; in Chicago, 
Illinois, 1885-1904. Republican; district attorney for Bottineau County, 
Dakota Territory, 1884; assistant states attorney Cook County, Illinois, 
1896-1904; elected judge of superior court of Cook County, Illinois, in 1904; 
served six years and was elected in 1911 for another term of six years. 

In 1895 Albert Crane BARNES married Jessie Welles GRISWOLD, daughter of 
Joseph W. GRISWOLD of Chicago. Mr. BARNES is a thirty-second degree Mason; 
member of Mystic Shrine, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Union League Club, 
Hamilton Club, Homewood Country Club, Sons of American Revolution, Sons of 
New England, and a member of the Chicago, the Illinois, and the American Bar 
Associations. His residence is at 1223 East Fiftieth Street, Chicago, Cook 
County, Illinois.

Biography of Millard Fillmore BARNES (brother of Albert Crane BARNES)

Millard Fillmore BARNES, farmer and hotel keeper, Chimney Point, Town of 
Addison, was born 21 August 1856 at Chimney Point [Addison, Addison County, 
Vermont], son of Asahel and Ellen S. (CRANE) BARNES. Educated at Beeman 
Academy, New Haven [Addison County]. Is unmarried. A druggist five years; 
studied vocal culture in Boston three years; engaged in insurance in New York 
City three years; farmer for twenty-five years. Republican; trial justice 
for twenty-four years; assistant judge of Addison County court 1896-1898; 
represented Addison in the Legislature 1896; senator from Addison County 
1898; member of Republican state committee. An attendant of the Episcopal 
Church. Member of Masonic fraternity and the Grange.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly