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John Barker (Bristol MP)

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English politician

John Barker (died 1636) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons twice between 1624 and 1628.

Inscription of John Barker on the second oldest "Nail" in front of The Corn Exchange in Bristol

Barker was a merchant of Bristol and an alderman. He was Sheriff in 1612. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol. He was Mayor of Bristol in 1625. In 1628 he was elected MP for Bristol again and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.

Barker died in 1636 and had a monument at St Werburgh's Church.

References

  1. ^ W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
Parliament of England
Preceded byJohn Whitson
John Guy 		Member of Parliament for Bristol
1624
With: John Guy 		Succeeded byNicholas Hyde
John Whitson
Preceded byJohn Doughty
John Whitson 		Member of Parliament for Bristol
1628–1629
With: John Doughty 		Parliament suspended until 1640
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