Stephen Barker | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Stephen_Barker_1895_(cropped).jpg) Barker c. 1895 | |
| Senator for Victoria | |
| In office 1 July 1910 – 30 June 1920 | |
| In office 1 July 1923 – 21 June 1924 | |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Hannan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1846 Sussex, England |
| Died | 21 June 1924 (aged 77–78) Toorak, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse |
Jane Laughton
(m. 1874; died 1914) |
| Occupation | Tailor, unionist |
Stephen Barker (1846 – 21 June 1924) was an Australian trade unionist and politician. Born in Sussex,[1] he received a primary education before becoming a tailor. He migrated to Australia where he became an organiser of the Tramways Union. He served as secretary of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council from 1901 to 1910. In 1910, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator from Victoria. He was defeated in 1919 but re-elected in 1922. However, he died in 1924,[2] and Joseph Hannan was appointed as his replacement.[3]
- ^ "Barker, Stephen (1846–1924)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 1979. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Gaudry, Anne-Marie (2000). "BARKER, Stephen (1846–1924)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 November 2008.