Legislator Details
Horace Thomas Barnaby Jr.
Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 30
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 10/24/1870
City: North Star Township, MI
County: Gratiot County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 5/21/1952
City: Kalamazoo, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date:
City: Grand Rapids, MI
County: Kent County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Mary E. Ryno, dau. of Melvin J. and Emil L. (Bright), 4/5/1893 (she died in 1921); children: Horace Melvin, Lorraine Ardell [a son] and Alvin R.; married Maude C. (Spade) Jones, dau. of Clarence B. an Nettie (Curtiss) Jones, 3/27/1927, in Grand Rapids, MI; children: 2 daughters, Mrs Henry Fairchild and Mrs. Donald Williams; 2 step daughters: Mrs. D. Jean Shields and Mrs. Eleanor Schmidt [one of the daughter's given name was Leora M.; step-daughters' given names were Jean Spade and Eleanor Spade]
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion: Methodist
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer, school teacher
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attendedHartsville College, Hartsville IN; attended Kalamazoo College; and attended Ferris in Big Rapids; law degree from University of Michigan in June, 1902.
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Horace T. and Sophia Jane (Abbey). His family settled Cape Cod in colonial times. His family moved to Kent County when he was 5. His father was a minister. He began practicing law in 1903 in partnership with Judge Clark H. Higbee. He served as school inspector, Gaines Township clerk and supervisor. Member of the Masons; Knights of Pythias; the Bards and the Optimists Club. Member of the Grand Rapids Bar Association and the State Bar.
Notable Facts:
Served in both chambers.
Son of Horace T. Barnaby. delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 17th District, 1907-08; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1938, 1940.
Death certificate index gives death date as 5/21/1952; Political Graveyard says 5/20/1952.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Constitutional Amendments , Education and Public Schools , State Tuberculosis Sanitorium , College of Mines , Public Health , Roads and Bridges , State Affairs
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Committee chair for: State Tuberculosis Sanitorium; Constitutional Amendments
Committees Served On: State Prison at Marquette , Education and Public Schools , State Tuberculosis Sanitorium , Supplies and Expenses , Asylum for Insane at Pontiac , Elections , State Affairs
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Asylum for Insane at Pontiac and Supplies and Expenses committees
Committees Served On: Normal Schools , Revision and Amendment of the Statutes , Game Laws
City of Residence: Grand Rapids RFD
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Normal Schools
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Michigan Asylum for Insane , University
City of Residence: Grand Rapids
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
PolGryd; MIBiog 1:52; 1952 HJ p.1710, HCR66; Manual 1909 p.715; MIMarRec 1867-1952; Find-a-Grave.com. includes portrait; GrRapids Herald 5/22/1952 p.11 col.6-7; Michiganology; USCen 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
