James A. Barker (1857–1943)obituary in the Antigo Daily Journal of 22 Sep 1943. was a member of the

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and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Barker was born in

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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. 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

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and of the Senate from 1925 to 1932. He was a Republican.

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The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, James 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