James A. Barker (1857–1943)
[obituary in the Antigo Daily Journal of 22 Sep 1943.] was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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and the
Wisconsin State Senate
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.
Biography
Barker was born in
Troy, New York
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in 1857.
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
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. 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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References
External links
The Political Graveyard
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1858 births
1943 deaths
Politicians from Troy, New York
People from Antigo, Wisconsin
Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly