John Barker (Bristol MP)

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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 16th- oder 17th-century brass pillar II in Corn Street, Bristol, second oldest nail there, side view with inscription of John Barker (Bristol MP) who died 1636.jpg
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. [1]

Barker died in 1636 and had a monument at St Werburgh's Church. [1]

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Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bristol
1624
With: John Guy
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bristol
1628–1629
With: John Doughty
Parliament suspended until 1640