Rev. Canon Herbert Barnes, MA (3 July 1832 – 15 October 1890) was an English Anglican clergyman who was Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1885–90. He was also Treasurer and Canon of Exeter Cathedral. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He was born in Sowton, Devon, to Venerable George Barnes and Harriet Penelope Rivett-Carnac. His father was also Archdeacon of Barnstaple and was the first Archdeacon of Madras. His paternal grandfather, Ralph Barnes, was the Archdeacon of Totnes and Chancellor of Exeter Cathedral. ^[1]

Barnes was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1855 and M.A. in 1855. His elder brother, George Carnac Barnes (1818–1861), was a colonial administrator in India. ^{[4] [5]} He married Charlotte Kitson, in Madras. ^[5] She died in 1880. After a long illness, he died at the Cathedral Close, Exeter in 1890. ^[1]

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