W. Barlow Dunlap
William Barlow Dunlap (November 9, 1856 – November 23, 1933) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge from Amsterdam, New York. Life Dunlap was born on November 9, 1856 in Charleston, New York, the son of William H. Dunlap, a summer hotel keeper in Asbury Park, and Elizabeth Barlow. Dunlap spent the first twelve years of his life in Charleston, after which he spent six years in Esperance and then lived in Amsterdam for the rest of his life. He attended public school and the academy in Amsterdam. He spent time working as principal of the school in Port Jackson, later the Fifth Ward in Amsterdam. He studied law William W. Dawley and L. A. Serviss of Amsterdam, and in 1880 he was admitted to the bar. He then worked as a lawyer in Amsterdam, specializing in the surrogate's court, real estate law, and banking. He was one of the founders of the Amsterdam Savings Bank in 1886 and served as attorney and trustee of the bank. Dunlap worked as land agent and attorney for the West Shore Railroad from 1881 to 1882. In 1888, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Montgomery County.