Barnhart, Jacob S
lawyer, poet, was born Jan. 19, 1828, near Bellefonte, Pa. In 1849 he became a daguerrean artist, and subsequently a photographer. For many years he was the editor and owner of the Democratic Watchman of Pennsylvania. In 1871 he was admitted to the bar, and since 1877 has practiced law in Charles City, Iowa.
He is a stenographer and a teacher of shorthand, and a natural musician. He has contributed extensively to the periodical press, and his poems have been given a place in several standard works.