Stephen Barker

Stephen Barker (1846 – 21 June 1924) was an Australian trade unionist and politician. Born in Sussex, 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, and Joseph Hannan was appointed as his replacement.

Early life Barker was born in 1846, in London, to Hannah (née Nagle) and Stephen Barker; his father was a farmer. The family immigrated to Australia when he was a child, settling in the colony of Victoria. and was predeceased by two of his children. He was interred at Brighton General Cemetery.