John Barker was born on 6 April 1840 in Loose, Kent, England.[1] He grew up in Maidstone, where his father, Joseph Barker, was a brewer.[1][2] He was apprenticed as a draper in Maidstone for three years.[2]
Barker lived at The Grange, Rye Street, Bishop's Stortford. Its grounds included what is now Grange Park and Broadfield. His daughter Annie married Tresham Gilbey, one of the sons of Sir Walter Gilbey.
Barker died on 16 December 1914.
References
^ abcde"Person: Barker, Sir John (1840–1914)". House of Fraser Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Barker
The story of John Barker & Co Ltd, Kensington, London, from Michael Moss and Alison Turton, A Legend of Retailing: House of Fraser, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989.
john, barker, baronet, other, people, named, john, barker, john, barker, disambiguation, april, 1840, december, 1914, british, entrepreneur, late, 19th, early, 20th, century, founder, barkers, department, store, kensington, london, united, kingdom, born6, apri. For other people named John Barker see John Barker disambiguation 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 Barkers department store in Kensington London United Kingdom Sir John Barker 1st BaronetBorn6 April 1840Loose Kent U K Died16 December 1914Occupation s Businessman politicianParentJoseph Barker Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditJohn Barker was born on 6 April 1840 in Loose Kent England 1 He grew up in Maidstone where his father Joseph Barker was a brewer 1 2 He was apprenticed as a draper in Maidstone for three years 2 Career EditBarker began his career by working as a draper in Folkestone and Dover 1 In 1858 he worked for Spencer Turner amp Boldero in Marylebone London 1 He subsequently worked for William Whiteley on Westbourne Grove in Bayswater London 2 After Whiteley refused to partner with Barker the latter decided to open a store on Kensington High Street with Sir James Whitehead 1st Baronet instead 2 As a result the two men founded Barkers of Kensington 2 It became a public company known as John Barker amp Co Ltd in 1894 1 Barker 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 3 Personal life and death EditBarker lived at The Grange Rye Street Bishop s Stortford Its grounds included what is now Grange Park and Broadfield His daughter Annie married Tresham Gilbey one of the sons of Sir Walter Gilbey Barker died on 16 December 1914 References Edit a b c d e Person Barker Sir John 1840 1914 House of Fraser Archive Retrieved 3 October 2016 a b c d e Denny Barbara Starren Carolyn 1998 Kensington Past London U K Historical Publications p 66 ISBN 9780948667503 OCLC 42308455 No 28200 The London Gazette 27 November 1908 p 9026 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir John Barker The story of John Barker amp Co Ltd Kensington London from Michael Moss and Alison Turton A Legend of Retailing House of Fraser Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 1989 Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byFiennes Cornwallis Member of Parliament for Maidstone1900 1901 Succeeded bySir Francis EvansPreceded byFrederick John Horniman Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth1906 1910 Succeeded byCharles Sydney GoldmanBaronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Bishop s Stortford 1908 1914 Extinct This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This United Kingdom business related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biography of a baronet in the baronetage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir John Barker 1st Baronet amp oldid 1114949899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
