Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet (1655 – 14 August 1696) was an English baronet and Tory politician.
He was the second son of Sir John Barker, 2nd Baronet and Winifred Parker, daughter of Sir Philip Parker. In 1665, he succeeded his older brother Jeremy as baronet. Barker was educated at Merton College, Oxford.
In 1680, he entered the British House of Commons and sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich until his death in 1696.
Barker married Bridget Bacon, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon. They had a daughter and a son. Barker was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son William.
References
- "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- D. W. Hayton (2002). "BARKER, Sir John, 4th Bt. (c.1655-96), of Ipswich, Suff". In D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley (eds.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715.
- ^ Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 36.
- "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Ipswich". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley and D. W. Hayton, ed. (2002). The House of Commons, 1690-1715. Vol. III. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 136.
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| Preceded byJohn Wright Gilbert Lindfield |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1680–1696 With: John Wright 1680–1685 Sir Nicholas Bacon 1685–1689 Peyton Ventris 1689 Sir Charles Blois 1689–1695 Charles Whitaker 1695–1696 |
Succeeded byCharles Whitaker Richard Phillips |
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| Preceded byJeremy Barker | Baronet (of Grimston Hall) 1665–1696 |
Succeeded byWilliam Barker |
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