Stephen H Barlow was General Quartermaster for the state Of New Jersey.Stephen H. Barlow Dies at 67, Was
Ex-Jersey Military Official Copy of Original
Special to the New York
Times
PENNINGTON, N.J., July 8, -- Stephen H. Barlow, former State
Quartermaster General, died tonight at Princeton Hosptial, where he had
undergone surgery Friday. He was 67 years old and lived on Elm Ridge Road
here.
Often a controversial figure in state government affairs, Mr. Barlow
resigned from the State Defense Departmant in 1948, shortly after the
Quartermaster General's office was eliminated. He retained his other military
position as United States Property and Fiscal Officer for New Jersey until five
years ago.
Since then, he had been a vice president and director of Mount
Clements Industries, Inc., Pennsylvania metal products producers, and a
consultant to Raymond International, a New York heavy-construction concern.
Mr.
Barlow's military career began in 1913, when he enlisted as a private in a New
Jersey quartermaster unit. He served in the Mexican border campaign in 1916 and
overseas in World War I.
As a captain after the war, he was aide de camp to
four Governors. In 1924, as a lieutenant colonel, he was named assistant
Quartermaster General.
Five years later, the Federal Government appointed him
United States Property and Disbursing Officer for the state. In that capacity,
Mr. Barlow handled Federal supplies and payment to the New Jersey National
Guard. He held that position, with a slight change in its title, until 1957.
Gov. A. Harry Moore appointed him Quartermaster General with the rank of
brigadier general in 1934. As such, he was responsible for the summer executive
mansion at Sea Girt, because it was on a National Guard training site.
A
Republican, General Barlow was frequently at odds with Democratic Governors and
lawmakers over the Sea Girt mansion's expenses. In August, 1941, the mansion's
food bill came to $5,533. The outlay for caviar along was $7.23 daily.
Gov.
Charles Edison termed the sum "preposterous," ordered an investigation by
Adjutant General James L. Bowers and got General Barlow ousted as the state's
procurement officer for its Selective Service boards.
General Bowers reported
that General Barlow was guilty of laxity, but a Republican State Senate
investigation exonerated him and charged the mansion's servants with faulty
management.
Personal antagonism between the two generals led Gov. Alfred E.
Driscoll and the Legislature to abolish both their jobs in 1948, when the State
Defense Department was created. General Barlow stayed on briefly as acting
supply and disbursing officer.
He was a graduate of the Drexel Institute in
Philadelphia.
He leaves his wife, the former Virginia B. Millman; a daughter,
Mrs. Virginia B. Harvey; two sons, Bruce and David G.; ten grandchildren and a
great grandchild.
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Ex-Jersey Military Official Copy of Original
Special to the New York
Times
PENNINGTON, N.J., July 8, -- Stephen H. Barlow, former State
Quartermaster General, died tonight at Princeton Hosptial, where he had
undergone surgery Friday. He was 67 years old and lived on Elm Ridge Road
here.
Often a controversial figure in state government affairs, Mr. Barlow
resigned from the State Defense Departmant in 1948, shortly after the
Quartermaster General's office was eliminated. He retained his other military
position as United States Property and Fiscal Officer for New Jersey until five
years ago.
Since then, he had been a vice president and director of Mount
Clements Industries, Inc., Pennsylvania metal products producers, and a
consultant to Raymond International, a New York heavy-construction concern.
Mr.
Barlow's military career began in 1913, when he enlisted as a private in a New
Jersey quartermaster unit. He served in the Mexican border campaign in 1916 and
overseas in World War I.
As a captain after the war, he was aide de camp to
four Governors. In 1924, as a lieutenant colonel, he was named assistant
Quartermaster General.
Five years later, the Federal Government appointed him
United States Property and Disbursing Officer for the state. In that capacity,
Mr. Barlow handled Federal supplies and payment to the New Jersey National
Guard. He held that position, with a slight change in its title, until 1957.
Gov. A. Harry Moore appointed him Quartermaster General with the rank of
brigadier general in 1934. As such, he was responsible for the summer executive
mansion at Sea Girt, because it was on a National Guard training site.
A
Republican, General Barlow was frequently at odds with Democratic Governors and
lawmakers over the Sea Girt mansion's expenses. In August, 1941, the mansion's
food bill came to $5,533. The outlay for caviar along was $7.23 daily.
Gov.
Charles Edison termed the sum "preposterous," ordered an investigation by
Adjutant General James L. Bowers and got General Barlow ousted as the state's
procurement officer for its Selective Service boards.
General Bowers reported
that General Barlow was guilty of laxity, but a Republican State Senate
investigation exonerated him and charged the mansion's servants with faulty
management.
Personal antagonism between the two generals led Gov. Alfred E.
Driscoll and the Legislature to abolish both their jobs in 1948, when the State
Defense Department was created. General Barlow stayed on briefly as acting
supply and disbursing officer.
He was a graduate of the Drexel Institute in
Philadelphia.
He leaves his wife, the former Virginia B. Millman; a daughter,
Mrs. Virginia B. Harvey; two sons, Bruce and David G.; ten grandchildren and a
great grandchild.
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Stephen H Barlow was General Quartermaster for the state Of New Jersey.Stephen H. Barlow Dies at 67, Was
Ex-Jersey Military Official Copy of Original
Special to the New York
Times
PENNINGTON, N.J., July 8, -- Stephen H. Barlow, former State
Quartermaster General, died tonight at Princeton Hosptial, where he had
undergone surgery Friday. He was 67 years old and lived on Elm Ridge Road
here.
Often a controversial figure in state government affairs, Mr. Barlow
resigned from the State Defense Departmant in 1948, shortly after the
Quartermaster General's office was eliminated. He retained his other military
position as United States Property and Fiscal Officer for New Jersey until five
years ago.
Since then, he had been a vice president and director of Mount
Clements Industries, Inc., Pennsylvania metal products producers, and a
consultant to Raymond International, a New York heavy-construction concern.
Mr.
Barlow's military career began in 1913, when he enlisted as a private in a New
Jersey quartermaster unit. He served in the Mexican border campaign in 1916 and
overseas in World War I.
As a captain after the war, he was aide de camp to
four Governors. In 1924, as a lieutenant colonel, he was named assistant
Quartermaster General.
Five years later, the Federal Government appointed him
United States Property and Disbursing Officer for the state. In that capacity,
Mr. Barlow handled Federal supplies and payment to the New Jersey National
Guard. He held that position, with a slight change in its title, until 1957.
Gov. A. Harry Moore appointed him Quartermaster General with the rank of
brigadier general in 1934. As such, he was responsible for the summer executive
mansion at Sea Girt, because it was on a National Guard training site.
A
Republican, General Barlow was frequently at odds with Democratic Governors and
lawmakers over the Sea Girt mansion's expenses. In August, 1941, the mansion's
food bill came to $5,533. The outlay for caviar along was $7.23 daily.
Gov.
Charles Edison termed the sum "preposterous," ordered an investigation by
Adjutant General James L. Bowers and got General Barlow ousted as the state's
procurement officer for its Selective Service boards.
General Bowers reported
that General Barlow was guilty of laxity, but a Republican State Senate
investigation exonerated him and charged the mansion's servants with faulty
management.
Personal antagonism between the two generals led Gov. Alfred E.
Driscoll and the Legislature to abolish both their jobs in 1948, when the State
Defense Department was created. General Barlow stayed on briefly as acting
supply and disbursing officer.
He was a graduate of the Drexel Institute in
Philadelphia.
He leaves his wife, the former Virginia B. Millman; a daughter,
Mrs. Virginia B. Harvey; two sons, Bruce and David G.; ten grandchildren and a
great grandchild.
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Ex-Jersey Military Official Copy of Original
Special to the New York
Times
PENNINGTON, N.J., July 8, -- Stephen H. Barlow, former State
Quartermaster General, died tonight at Princeton Hosptial, where he had
undergone surgery Friday. He was 67 years old and lived on Elm Ridge Road
here.
Often a controversial figure in state government affairs, Mr. Barlow
resigned from the State Defense Departmant in 1948, shortly after the
Quartermaster General's office was eliminated. He retained his other military
position as United States Property and Fiscal Officer for New Jersey until five
years ago.
Since then, he had been a vice president and director of Mount
Clements Industries, Inc., Pennsylvania metal products producers, and a
consultant to Raymond International, a New York heavy-construction concern.
Mr.
Barlow's military career began in 1913, when he enlisted as a private in a New
Jersey quartermaster unit. He served in the Mexican border campaign in 1916 and
overseas in World War I.
As a captain after the war, he was aide de camp to
four Governors. In 1924, as a lieutenant colonel, he was named assistant
Quartermaster General.
Five years later, the Federal Government appointed him
United States Property and Disbursing Officer for the state. In that capacity,
Mr. Barlow handled Federal supplies and payment to the New Jersey National
Guard. He held that position, with a slight change in its title, until 1957.
Gov. A. Harry Moore appointed him Quartermaster General with the rank of
brigadier general in 1934. As such, he was responsible for the summer executive
mansion at Sea Girt, because it was on a National Guard training site.
A
Republican, General Barlow was frequently at odds with Democratic Governors and
lawmakers over the Sea Girt mansion's expenses. In August, 1941, the mansion's
food bill came to $5,533. The outlay for caviar along was $7.23 daily.
Gov.
Charles Edison termed the sum "preposterous," ordered an investigation by
Adjutant General James L. Bowers and got General Barlow ousted as the state's
procurement officer for its Selective Service boards.
General Bowers reported
that General Barlow was guilty of laxity, but a Republican State Senate
investigation exonerated him and charged the mansion's servants with faulty
management.
Personal antagonism between the two generals led Gov. Alfred E.
Driscoll and the Legislature to abolish both their jobs in 1948, when the State
Defense Department was created. General Barlow stayed on briefly as acting
supply and disbursing officer.
He was a graduate of the Drexel Institute in
Philadelphia.
He leaves his wife, the former Virginia B. Millman; a daughter,
Mrs. Virginia B. Harvey; two sons, Bruce and David G.; ten grandchildren and a
great grandchild.
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