[6] He was the grandson of Lynn's tenth mayor Peter Morrell Neal.

[8] Barney married Maizie Blaikie in Malden, Massachusetts, on June 27, 1901.

[3] From 1908 to 1918 Barney taught Equity[3] at Northeastern University School of Law.

[3] In 1918 Barney went to work as the chief counsel and secretary for the New Jersey–based Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation.

In 1942 Barney was elected as the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation's vice-president and secretary.