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| Born | 19 September 1866  |
| Died | 30 April 1936 (aged 69) Princeton Hospital |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
James Barnes (1866–1936) was an American author.[1]
The son of naval officer, lawyer, and collectorJohn Sanford Barnes, he was born atAnnapolis, Maryland on September 19, 1866.[2] He attended St. Paul's School and thePingry School, before graduating fromPrinceton in 1891.[2] While at Princeton, he was editor of the literary magazineThe Nassau, and president of the Princeton Drama Association. After his graduation, Barnes served on the staff ofScribner's Magazine and as assistant editor ofHarper's Weekly.[2] During theSpanish–American War he served in the Naval Reserve. From 1899 to 1901 he was a war correspondent forThe Outlook covering theBoer War in South Africa; and from 1905 to 1908 was editor ofAppleton's Booklover's Magazine.
Early in 1914, Barnes conducted a photographic expedition acrossAfrica from theIndian Ocean to the mouth of theCongo River, under the auspices of theAmerican Museum of Natural History. DuringWorld War I he did important war work as head of the Princeton Aviation School for several months, and major of the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps of the United States Reserve. He was head of the photographic division of the army and was sent toFrance, as commander of the United States School of Aërial Photography, to organize that work at the front.
From 1918 until his death, Barnes served as president of theNaval History Society, and on its Board of Managers.
He died atPrinceton Hospital on April 30, 1936, and was buried atWoodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.[2][3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Barnes, James (1866–)".New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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