Robert Barker (1563 – 5 April 1618) was an English politician.

Biography

He was the third son of John Barker, a merchant of

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, Suffolk. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and trained for law at the Inner Temple. He was the Member of Parliament for

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, Essex four times between 1597 and 1621. He became a JP for Harwich in 1601 and Essex in 1607 (until 1617) and was made Serjeant-at-Law for Colchester in 1612. He died in at Monkwick in 1618.

Family

He had married Margaret, the daughter of Robert Coke of Mileham, Suffolk; they had two sons and three daughters. he was succeeded by his eldest son Bestney.

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* * 1563 births 1618 deaths People from Bildeston Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Serjeants-at-law (England) English MPs 1597–1598 English MPs 1601 English MPs 1604–1611 English MPs 1614 16th-century English lawyers {{1614-England-MP-stub