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Barnes, John Richard, first counselor to Bishop Peter Barton of Kaysville, was born at Sandy, Bedfordshire, England, July 28, 1833. He was baptized April 28, 1848, and ordained a Priest in 1850. He emigrated to Utah in 1853, and was ordained a Seventy about the year 1856. He was clerk of the Kaysville Ward for several years during Bishop Christopher Layton's administration. In 1874 he visited his native land, being absent from home three months. June 29, 1877, he was ordained a High Priest by Franklin D. Richards and set apart as first counselor to Bishop Peter Barton, of Kaysville, which position he now holds. Feb. 22, 1887, he was arrested for unlawful cohabitation, and on April 30, 1888, was sentenced by Judge Zane to three months in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $300, which fine he paid, but was released from the penitentiary June 22, having been pardoned by President Grover Cleveland. He was a worker in the Salt Lake Temple a portion of the time during 1894 and 1895, was a member of the Constitutional convention in 1895, and a senator in the first legislature of the State of Utah. Elder Barnes is one of the leading business men in Utah, is a director in ten different business institutions, including the Z. C. M. I. of Salt Lake City and the Deseret National and Savings Bank. He has been superintendent of the Kaysville co-operative institution since its first organization in 1869.
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4 vols. Salt Lake City 1:464 |
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