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James R. Barnett

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James R. Barnett
Portrait from The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (1909)
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Winnebago 2nd district
In office
January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911
Preceded byMerritt L. Campbell
Succeeded byJulius H. Dennhardt
Personal details
Born(1842-05-31)May 31, 1842
Pewaukee, Wisconsin Territory
DiedJanuary 20, 1917(1917-01-20) (aged 74)
Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEmma G. Scribner
Children
  • Elizabeth B. (Peck)
  • (b. 1872; died 1939)
  • James R. Barnett Jr.
  • (b. 1875; died 1937)
EducationRush Medical College
OccupationPhysician, businessman
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1862–1865
Rank1st Sergeant, USV
Unit1st Reg. Wis. Vol. Cavalry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

James R. Barnett, Sr., (May 31, 1842 – January 20, 1917) was an American medical doctor, banker, and Republican politician. He served two years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing northern Winnebago County.

Biography

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Barnett was born on May 31, 1842, in the town of Pewaukee, in what is now Waukesha County, Wisconsin. As a young man, he moved to Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, and taught school there for two years before the outbreak of the American Civil War.[1]

In the summer of 1862, he volunteered for service in the Union Army and was enlisted as a private in Company I of the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment. He served with the regiment through the rest of the war, receiving promotions to sergeant and first sergeant. As the regiment was mustering out in July 1865, he was named 1st lieutenant, but was never officially mustered at that rank.[2]

After the war, Barnett attended Rush Medical College and graduated in 1868. He subsequently moved to Neenah, Wisconsin, where he practiced medicine for 45 years.[3]

In addition to his medical practice, Barnett was superintendent of schools, a member of the Neenah board of education, dean of the local medical fraternity, president of the state medical society, and president of the Neenah State Bank.[3][4]

He was elected to one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, in 1908, running on the Republican ticket. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1910.[1]

He died at his home in Neenah on January 20, 1917,[5][6] after an illness of one month.[4]

Personal life and family

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Barnett married Emma G. Scribner shortly after graduating from medical school. They had at least two children. Their son, James Jr., also became a medical doctor in Neenah.[3]

Electoral history

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Wisconsin Assembly, Winnebago 2nd District Election, 1908[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 8, 1908
Republican James R. Barnett 1,977 53.26% +8.24%
Democratic M. M. Schoetz 1,735 46.74% −5.88%
Plurality 242 6.52% -1.09%
Total votes 3,712 100.0% +39.13%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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  1. ^ a b c Beck, J. D., ed. (1909). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 1145. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "First Regiment Cavalry". Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. 1. Office of the Adjutant General of Wisconsin. 1886. p. 33. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Dr. Barnett, Sr., died today at age of seventy-four". The Neenah Daily Times. January 29, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "The Condition of Dr. J. R. Barnett". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. January 4, 1917. p. 7. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "In the Probate Court. Dr. James R. Barnett". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. February 12, 1917. p. 11. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Barnett, James R." Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
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