Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet

Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet (1655 – 14 August 1696)^[1] was an English baronet and Tory^[2] politician.

He was the second son of Sir John Barker, 2nd Baronet and Winifred Parker, daughter of Sir Philip Parker.^[3] In 1665, he succeeded his older brother Jeremy as baronet.^[3] 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.^[4]

Barker married Bridget Bacon, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon.^[3] They had a daughter and a son.^[3] Barker was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son William.^[5]