James Barnes (1866–1936) was an American author.[1]

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The son of naval officer, lawyer, and collector John Sanford Barnes, he was born at Annapolis, Maryland on September 19, 1866.[2] He attended St. Paul's School and the Pingry School, before graduating from Princeton in 1891.[2] While at Princeton, he was editor of the literary magazine The Nassau, and president of the Princeton Drama Association. After his graduation, Barnes served on the staff of Scribner's Magazine and as assistant editor of Harper's Weekly.[2] During the Spanish–American War he served in the Naval Reserve. From 1899 to 1901 he was a war correspondent for The Outlook covering the Boer War in South Africa; and from 1905 to 1908 was editor of Appleton's Booklover's Magazine.

Early in 1914, Barnes conducted a photographic expedition across Africa from the Indian Ocean to the mouth of the Congo River, under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History. During World 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 to France, 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 the Naval History Society, and on its Board of Managers.

He died at Princeton Hospital on April 30, 1936, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.[2][3]

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References

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  •   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainGilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Barnes, James (1866–)". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  1. ^ "Col. James Barnes, Author, Dies at 69; War Correspondent, Explorer, Editor and Lecturer Had Served in Air Force, Wrote Two Dozen Books; A Descendant of Famous Naval Families -- Led Expedition Through Africa". The New York Times. May 1, 1936.
  2. ^ a b c d "Colonel James Barnes". Hartford Courant. Princeton, New Jersey (published May 1, 1936). AP. April 30, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved April 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colonel Barnes Dead". The Press of Atlantic City. Princeton, New Jersey (published May 1, 1936). AP. April 30, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved April 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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