David E. Barker (July 8, 1836 – December 1914) was a plantation owner and politician in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas Senate including as

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. He was born in Tennessee. He lived in Monticello, Arkansas. He served in the

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during the American Civil War and was wounded. Thomas Whitington, who served in the Arkansas Senate, was one of his commanders during the Civil War. After the Civil War, he served in the state legislature from 1879–1881. In 1885 he served in the

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for Drew County, Arkansas. In 1887 he served as President of the Arkansas Senate. He ran for governor. Cornelius Winn Barker was his younger brother. David Barker never married. He was a member of the

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, Odd Fellows, and belonged to a Missionary Baptist church.

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1836 births 1914 deaths 19th-century American planters Presidents pro tempore of the Arkansas Senate People from Monticello, Arkansas Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives Members of the Odd Fellows American Freemasons {{Arkansas-politician-stub