Sir Thomas James Barnes GCB CBE (21 March 1888 – 4 February 1964) was an English lawyer, who served as HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor between 1934 and 1953.
After more than 13 years in this office, he was appointed HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor in 1934, the head of the government's legal department.
"[1] His period in office witnessed substantial growth in the size of his Department's staff, while the responsibilities added to the role during the Second World War were considerable.
[1][2] In retirement, Barnes was a member of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Commission, helped to revise the Church of England's Canon Law, and played golf, his favourite sport.
He died in London on 4 February 1964, leaving a widow, Elisie Margaret (formerly Clover; née Alexander), whom he had married nearly forty years earlier.