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Harold H. Barker
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Harold Henry Barker (15 June 1889 – 23 March 1949) was a Minnesota Farmer-Laborite politician, candidate for Governor of Minnesota, and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives, in 1930, where he caucused with the Liberal Caucus in the then-nonpartisan body. In 1937, he was elected to serve as speaker, a position he held for two years. His father, H. W. Barker, served in the Wisconsin State Senate.
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Quick Facts 39th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, Preceded by ...
Harold Henry Barker | |
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39th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
In office January 1937 – January 1939 | |
Preceded by | George W. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Lawrence M. Hall |
Minnesota State Representative | |
In office January 1931 – January 1939 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1889-06-15)15 June 1889 Duluth, Minnesota |
Died | 23 March 1949(1949-03-23) (aged 59) |
Political party | Nonpartisan Liberal Caucus Farmer-Labor DFL |
Spouse | Marion Grey |
Residence | Elbow Lake, Minnesota |
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In 1946, Barker served as the second gubernatorial candidate after of the merger of the Minnesota Democratic and Farmer-Labor Parties into the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, losing to Luther Youngdahl.[1]