Life Summary - John Barker - Obituaries Australia

Barker, John (1847–1925)

	Barker, John (1847–1925)
Born	1847 Yankalilla , South Australia , Australia
Died	21 May, 1925 (aged ~ 78) Prospect, Adelaide , South Australia , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Anglican
Education*	Adelaide Educational Institution (student, 1858-1863)
Occupation*	stock and station agent (1870-1925) South Australia, Australia horse racing administrator (1885-1925) South Australia, Australia
Military Service*	World War I (Soldiers Fund member)
Key Organisations*	Adelaide Steamship Co (director) Chamber of Commerce (Adelaide) (council member, ?-1922) Executor, Trustee & Agency Company of South Australia (director) Red Cross Society (SA) (council member) Royal Society of St George (member) South Australian Jockey Club (member, ?-1925) South Australian Jockey Club (chairman) South Australian Soldiers' Fund (founding chairman) St Peter's College (Adelaide) (governor) South Australian Jockey Club (committee member, 1896-1924) South Australian Jockey Club (chairman, 1909-1924) South Australian Soldiers' Fund (committee member, 1915-1925)
Workplaces*	Dalgety & Co Ltd (board member (SA)) Bank of Australasia (clerk, 1866-1870) Barker & Chambers (partner, 1870-1893) Barker & Cornelius (partner, 1893-1896) Barker Bros (SA) (managing partner, 1896-1925)

* Dates are approximate