The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
Well known Kenosha Attorney Died Friday
Evening After Unusual Fight to
Regain His Health.
WAS PROMINENT IN PROFESSION
Was General Counsel for Simmons Company = Noted
as Interpreter of Constitutional and Cor
poratiOn Law - Burial Here

year he went with his wife to Co,ora-
DO Springs. His life in the noun tains
mad seemed to bring back the hope Of
a complete recovery until the relapse
OF few days ago.
The remains will reach Kenosha inst
before noon on Monday morning and
funeral services will be held at three
o,ciock> Monday afternoon at the home
OF his mother, $40 Prairie avenue. The
services will be read by the Reverend
Malcolm James Van Zandt, Rector Of
~. Matthews Church. Intermert will
De at the family plot at Green Ridge.
Was Native of Stevens Point.
Chester David Barnes was one Of
the pest known and one of the best
loVed OF the younger men of Kenosha
ana his fight for health had been
watched with unusual interest Nv
nopeful friends. He was a native Of
stevens Point, where he. was horn
April 9th, 1880. He was son If
the late Walter R. Barnes who gain
ed-1ame in early life as one of -tba
pest known lawyers of Wisconsin and
MRS. Clara P. Barnes who has lone
peen prominent in Kenosha.
lie came to Kenosha shortly after
the death of his father in 11aso 49,
ne was educated in the schools of
henosha and later graduated from the
University School here He attended
the University Of Chicago for two
years and then entered the University
OF Wisconsin from which institution
ne graduated with high honors as q
member Of the class of 1901.
lie completed his study of the law
IN the offices of his uncle the latt
James Cavanagh of Kenosha and was
admitted to practice in the Wiscon-
SIN courts in 1904. Later he became
the junior member of the firm Of
Cavanagh and Barnes
Won Fame as a LAWYER.
Early in his practice he showed
great ABILITY as lawyer and coupling
inns ABILITY with willingness to
study ne became early in life one of
the best known attorneys in this sec
zion OF Wisconsin. For several wears
ne represented the Kenosha Mann
tacturer's Association as an advisor
OF the legislature in Madison and he
mad the entire respect of the mem beers
OF that body His advice was eagerly
sought on great questions involving
corporation and constitutional law and
among the members of the legislature
ne was held to be an expert on these
problems,
After he gave up this work in Madi
son he become the general counsel for
Simmons Company and he held this
position up to the time of his .leatb
His work for this company brought
him into touch with some of the great
est attorneys of the nation and his
opinions on corporation dealings we're
held IN high esteem He gave up his
active work~-f for Simmons COMPANY
when he went to the sanatorilnt- It
Stevens Point but he had continued
as an official and leading stockhold-
er of the company.
Was Active in Kenosha.
MIR. Barnes was active among the
younger men of Kenosha ara he was
a member of many organizations Dur
ing his college course he was a leader
in the Phi Kappa Psi College fra
ternity. He was a member of Theta
M Epsilon and Kappa Epsilon. He
was one of the first members of the
Kenosha Country Club and one of the
best known of the amateur golfers of
Wisconsin. At several tournaments
he had been very active contender
for the atate golf championship.
He was one of the active members.
Of st. Matthew's Church ia Kenosha
a"d had an important place in the de
velopement of the work of - parish
In his private life he was moss
delightful companion. A young man
of high intelligence always in touch
with the big movements of the times,
he was great favorite with those who
came in contact with him in Kenosha
| and other cities.
On Oct, 10, 1906, he was married at
Lansing, Michigan TO Miss Virginia C.
Grant, a daughter of the late Judge
Claudius c. Grant, formerly on the
bench of the Supreme Court Of Nichi-
gan. His widow and three sons, Wal
ter Roswell, Chester David and CIaud-
ius Grant Barnes, ali of Kenosha, sur
vive him. He is also, survived by his
Mother Mrs. Clara P. Barnes of lle-
nosha.
Plans were being made today for a
special meeting of the members Of
the Kenosha County Bar Association
of which he was one of the first mem
bers. The members of the bar will
arrange to attend the funeral in a
body and later on a special memorial
will be presented in the Circuit Court
of Kenosha county and in the Supreme
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