Inspector General, New York State National Guard
Centurion, 1891–1905
Born 6 May 1844 in London, England
Died 16 March 1905 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery
, Brooklyn, New York
Proposed by Edgar W. Bass, Philip Schuyler, and Daniel M. Stimson
Elected 5 December 1891 at age forty-seven
Seconder of:
Century Memorial
Brigadier General Thomas H. Barber, born in England, was appointed from New York to the Military Academy at West Point, whence he was graduated in 1867 and assigned to the Artillery, and served at Fort Hamilton and Fort Adams; later he served a number of years on the staff of Major-General Hancock. Resigning from the regular army in 1885, he took an active interest in the militia: was Colonel of the Twelfth Regiment and Inspector-General of Rifle Practice. At the outbreak of the war with Spain he was appointed Military Governor of Hawaii, but immediately sought and obtained active service in the Philippines, acting as Adjutant-General under Major-General MacArthur. He was well known in the social life of New York, was a member of the Union, the Knickerbocker, and other clubs, and was actively interested in the House of Refuge and other philanthropic organizations.
Edward Cary
1906 Century Association Yearbook