About Robert Hewitt Barker
Lived 1887 – 1961 (aged 73–74). Robert Hewitt Barker was a British politician and military officer.
Robert Hewitt Barker (1887 – 14 February 1961) was a British textile mill owner. He was the independent Member of Parliament for Sowerby, 1918–1922, with the support of the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers.
He became joint owner of the firm of Luke Barker and Sons, cotton spinners in Todmorden. He was in the Lancashire Fusiliers in World War I, rising to the rank of Major. He stood for Parliament in 1918, but did not stand again in 1922.
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Who was Robert Hewitt Barker?
British politician (1887-1961)
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Robert Hewitt Barker was born in 1887.
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Robert Hewitt Barker died on 14 February 1961.
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Robert Hewitt Barker was a politician and military officer.
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Robert Hewitt Barker was British.
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