Wallace Barnes
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March 22, 1926 Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Residence | Washington, D.C., Bristol, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | Deerfield Academy, Williams College, Yale Law School |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Hackman Franklin |
Wallace Barnes (born March 22, 1926) is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Barnes Group, Inc., a global manufacturer of aerospace and industrial components. The company’s symbol is "B" on the .
Barnes is a former Connecticut State Senator, Connecticut gubernatorial candidate, and Bristol Republican town chairman. He has practiced law and has served on the boards of numerous public and private companies. He has been a delegate to eight national GOP conventions.
A graduate of Williams College and Yale Law School, he is married to Barbara Hackman Franklin, former US Secretary of Commerce, and they reside in Bristol, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C. Barnes is a member of the Barnes family, the first settlers of Bristol.
Barnes was born in Bristol, Connecticut to Lillian (née Houbertz) and Harry Clarke Barnes as one of four children. He was named after his grandfather Wallace Barnes, the founder of the Barnes Group in 1857, and is a direct descendant of Ebenezer Barnes who became the first permanent settler of Bristol in 1728. His grandfather, Wallace Barnes, was born in 1827 and worked at his Bristol family store as a druggist and later as a clock-maker for several firms. When one firm went bankrupt, they offered the elder Barnes his back wages in the form of hoop skirt wire. The elder Barnes then sold the hoop skirt wire for over $1,500 and started his own business manufacturing hoops and steel springs in 1857; later, in 1859, he continued solely with springs when the hoop-skirt demand declined. This manufacturing company proved to be the beginnings of the Barnes Group.
As a teenager, Barnes became interested in flying and joined the U.S. Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet in World War II. He attended Bristol public schools before graduating from Deerfield Academy in 1944. Barnes graduated Phi Beta Kappa, cum laude, from Williams College in 1949 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, and served as his class’s Vice President.
After graduating, he went to Yale University and graduated with an LL.B. degree in 1952, and served as a member of the editorial board of the Yale Law Journal.
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