Un flfoemoriam* 



ALBERT J. BARR. 



On February the 24th, 1912, Mr. v\lbert J. Barr, who had 

 been from its establishment a member of the Board of Trustees 

 of the Carnegie Institute, having been originally appointed 

 by Mr. Carnegie, and who for many years was a member of the 

 Committee upon the affairs of the Museum, suddenly departed 

 this life. 



Mr. Barr was born in Pittsburgh on January the 12th, 1851. 

 His father was Colonel James P. Barr, who for many years was 

 the owner and editor of the Pittsburgh Post. He received his 

 early education at St. Philomena's Parochial School, and later 

 in the Western University of Pennsylvania, now the University 

 of Pittsburgh. Mr. Barr began his business career in 1870, in 

 the Artisans Deposit Bank. In 1872 he became the Secretary 

 of the Artisans Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, and later 

 its President. In 1884 he married Miss Mary McDevitt, a 

 daughter of the late James McDevitt. She survives him with 

 two sons and three daughters. When his father died in 1886 

 Mr. Barr became the President of the Pittsburgh Post Printing 

 and Publishing Company, which position he retained until in 

 the late winter of the year 191 1, when he retired from journalism. 

 He held many positions of honor and of trust, having been during 

 the administration of President Cleveland the Collector of the 

 Port of Pittsburgh. He was also one of the Commissioners of 

 the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, having been 

 appointed by Governor Pattison to represent Pennsylvania. 

 He was active in administering the affairs of Mercy Hospital, 

 and was the Vice-president of the Board of Trustees of that 

 hospital at the time of his death. He was also from its incep- 

 tion a member of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Hero 

 Fund Commission. At the time of his death he was actively 

 engaged in service as a member of the recently created Board of 



