The New International Encyclopædia/Barlow, Francis Channing

BAR'LOW, Francis Channing (1834-96). An American soldier and lawyer, born in Brooklyn, N. Y. He graduated at Harvard in 1855, and was admitted to the New York Bar. In 1861 he enlisted in the Twelfth New York National Guard, and after a three months' term became lieutenant-colonel of the Sixty-first New York Volunteers. He participated in the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, and was mustered out with the rank of brigadier-general and brevet major-general. From 1865 to 1868 he was Secretary of State for New York, and in 1872-73 was Attorney-General for the State. In the latter capacity he directed the prosecution of W. M. Tweed and his associates. He subsequently practiced law. He was a founder of the Association of the Bar of New York City.