James A. Barker (1857–1943)[1] was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

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Barker 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

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Barker 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

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  1. ^ a b c obituary in the Antigo Daily Journal of 22 Sep 1943.
  2. ^ BIOGRAPHICAL. Wisconsin Blue Book 1925. 1925. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
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