James A. Barker
{{Short description|American politician}}
James A. Barker (1857–1943)obituary in the Antigo Daily Journal of 22 Sep 1943. was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
Barker was born in Troy, New York in 1857.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-FPlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA653|title=BIOGRAPHICAL|date=1925 |publisher=Wisconsin Blue Book 1925|accessdate=2013-10-21}} In 1883 in New York, he married Isabelle C. Webber (1861–1947), with whom he had a son and daughter. In 1910, the family moved to Antigo, Wisconsin. He died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident on September 22, 1943, in Antigo.
Career
Barker was a member of the Assembly from 1923 to 1924 for Langlade County and of the Senate from 1925 to 1932. He was a Republican.
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External links
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barie-barker.html#918.54.52 The Political Graveyard]
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Category:Politicians from Troy, New York
Category:People from Antigo, Wisconsin
Category:Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly