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David E. Barker
American plantation owner and politician (1836–1914) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David E. Barker (July 8, 1836 – December 1914) was an American plantation owner and politician.[1] He served in the Arkansas Senate including as President of the Arkansas Senate.
He was born on July 8, 1836, in Tennessee.[1] He lived in Monticello, Arkansas. He served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and was wounded.[2] Thomas Whitington, who served in the Arkansas Senate, was one of his commanders during the Civil War.[1]
After the Civil War, he served in the state legislature from 1879–1881.[1] In 1885, he served in the Arkansas House of Representatives for Drew County, Arkansas. In 1887, he served as President of the Arkansas Senate.[2] He ran for governor.[3]
Cornelius Winn Barker was his younger brother. David Barker never married.[4] He was a member of the Freemasons, Odd Fellows, and belonged to a Missionary Baptist church.[1] He died in December 1914.
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