John Barker (died 1636) was an English politician who sat in the

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twice between 1624 and 1628. Barker was a merchant of

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

and an alderman. He was

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in 1612. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for

. He was Mayor of Bristol in 1625. In 1628 he was elected MP for Bristol again and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
/ref> Barker died in 1636 and had a monument at St Werburgh's Church.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, John Year of birth missing 1636 deaths Mayors of Bristol 17th-century English merchants High sheriffs of Bristol English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1628–1629