Personal
Birth Date: 1819 (Dumfries, Scotland)
Death Date: 22 December 1886 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
Parents: John Barker and Anna Maria (nee Smith)
Family: Elizabeth Harpur on 8 July 1847 in Logan, Queensland, 7 sons, 3 daughters
Religion: Church of England
Career
Acquired Tamrookum and Telegraph stations, Upper Logan, 1843 to 1878; Acquired Gunna Warra Station, North Kennedy, and Canning Creek Station on the Darling Downs; Purchased `Nunnington' at Kangaroo Point, c.1877
Parliamentary Representation:
| House |
Party |
Electorate |
From |
To |
Elected/Departure Reason |
| Council |
NONE |
Legislative Council |
26 Apr 1861 |
22 Jul 1863 |
|
Additional Information
Sources: Queenslander, 13 February 1930; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Brisbane Courier, 23 December 1886
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 3 February 2016]