James A. Barker

American politician

For others of the same name, see James Barker.

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

## Biography[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* The Political Graveyard