He was general secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers from 1896 to 1909.
George was one of the 29 Labour MPs elected in the 1906 general election.
He remained MPs Glasgow Blackfriars from 1906-1918 and then with a constituency rename Glasgow Gorbals from 1918-1922.
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In 1882 he had married Jessie, daughter of Thomas Langlands, with whom he had two sons and a daughter; his youngest son was killed in action in France while serving as a Second Lieutenant with the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3TBF-RW2 : 2 May 2019), Geo Barnes, Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9ZM-ZM8 : 20 May 2019), George Nicoll Barnes, City of London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Camberwell subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4K62-YQ6Z : 20 October 2022), George Nicoll Barnes, ; Burial, Fulham, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England, Fulham Palace Road Cemetery; citing record ID 204265818, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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