James A. Barker (1857–1943)[1] was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
editBarker was born in Troy, New York in 1857.[1][2] 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.[1]
Career
editBarker was a member of the Assembly from 1923 to 1924 for Langlade County and of the Senate from 1925 to 1932. He was a Republican.
References
edit- ^ a b c obituary in the Antigo Daily Journal of 22 Sep 1943.
- ^ BIOGRAPHICAL. Wisconsin Blue Book 1925. 1925. Retrieved 2013-10-21.