Thomas Holliday Barker
English temperance advocate and vegetarian
About Thomas Holliday Barker
Lived 1818 – 1889 (aged 70). Thomas Holliday Barker was a British activist and temperance movement.
Thomas Holliday Barker (6 July 1818 – 26 June 1889) was an English temperance and vegetarianism advocate. He was a founding member of the United Kingdom Alliance (UKA).
Biography
Thomas Holliday Barker was born in Peterborough on 6 July 1818. As a young man he was employed as a clerk for a wine merchant. He worked for Wood & Westhead warehousemen in Manchester from 1844 to 1851. He then became an accountant and commission agent at an office on Princess Street, Manchester. He also served as vice-president of the Society.
Barker died in Fallowfield on 26 June 1889.
Selected publications
Thoughts, Facts and Hints on Human Dietetics (1870)
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Who was Thomas Holliday Barker?
English temperance advocate and vegetarian
When was Thomas Holliday Barker born?
Thomas Holliday Barker was born on 6 July 1818 in Peterborough.
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Thomas Holliday Barker died on 26 June 1889 in Fallowfield.
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Thomas Holliday Barker was an activist and temperance movement.
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Thomas Holliday Barker was British.
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