Robert L. Barker was an American politician. He was a state senator in North Carolina, representing Wake, Harnett and Lee Counties. Barker was born in Harnett County and grew up in Raleigh, attending
Millbrook High School. He attended
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universi ...
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Barker served as chair of the Senate Committee on Insurance and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources in the North Carolina General Assembly. He also co-chaired the House–Senate Joint Committee on Medical Malpractice during the malpractice issues of the 1970s. Senator Barker also participated in the planning the state government complex in downtown Raleigh.
Barker played a role in the establishment of a medical school at
East Carolina University
East Carolina University (ECU) is a public research university in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina.
Founded on March 8, 1907, as a teacher training school, East Carolina has grown from its origi ...
and was active in the Boys and Girls Club of Raleigh. Barker was a real estate appraiser by trade and owned Bob Barker & Associates Inc.
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North Carolina state senators
2010 deaths
Date of birth missing
Millbrook High School (North Carolina) alumni
North Carolina State University alumni
People from Harnett County, North Carolina
20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
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