Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet (6 April 1840 – 16 December 1914) was a British entrepreneur of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was the founder of the Barker's department store in Kensington, London, United Kingdom.
He was an Alderman of the first London County Council and Liberal MP for Maidstone 1900-1901, and for the now abolished constituency of Penryn and Falmouth in Cornwall from 1906 to 1910. He was awarded a baronetcy in 1908.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Fiennes Cornwallis |
Member of Parliament for Maidstone 1900–1901 |
Succeeded by Sir Francis Evans |
Preceded by Frederick John Horniman |
Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth 1906–1910 |
Succeeded by Charles Sydney Goldman |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baronet (of Bishop's Stortford) 1908–1914 |
Extinct |