Elwood Barker (October 21, 1878 – April 28, 1953) was an American politician.

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Barker born in

Hamilton County, Illinois Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. At the 2020 census, its population was 7,993. Its county seat is McLeansboro. It is located in the southern portion of the state known locally as " Little Egypt". History Ham ...

. He went to the public schools and to

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois University (SIU or SIUC) is a public research university in Carbondale, Illinois. Founded in 1869, SIU is the oldest and flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system. The university enrolls students from all 50 ...

Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale is a city in Jackson and Williamson Counties, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt". The city developed from 1853 because of the stimulation of railroad construction into the ...

. Barker taught school and was a businessman and farmer. He lived in

McLeansboro, Illinois McLeansboro () is a city in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,675 at the 2020 census. The estimated population as of 2018 was 2,773. It is the county seat of Hamilton County. McLeansboro is part of the Mount Vernon, ...

with his wife and family. Barker served as sheriff and county treasurer of

. He also served on the Hamilton County Board and served as postmaster. Barker served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

from 1911 to 1915 and was a Republican. Barker died at Vickers Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro, Illinois after being ill for two years.'Ex-Postmaster of McLeansboro Dies At Age 74-Rites, Thursday for Elwood Barker. Was Former Sheriff, Treasurer,' The Mount Vernon Register-News, (Illinois) April 28, 193, p. 1

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* 1878 births 1953 deaths People from McLeansboro, Illinois Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni Businesspeople from Illinois Farmers from Illinois Illinois sheriffs County board members in Illinois Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives County treasurers in the United States 20th-century American politicians Illinois postmasters {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub