Harold H. Barker

Harold Henry Barker (15 June 1889, in Elbow Lake, Minnesota – 23 March 1949) was a Minnesota Farmer-Laborite politician, candidate for Governor of Minnesota, and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives, in 1930, where he caucused with the Liberal Caucus in the then-nonpartisan body. In 1937, he was elected to serve as speaker, a position he held for two years. His father, H. W. Barker, served in the Wisconsin State Senate.

Harold Henry Barker
39th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office January 1937 – January 1939
Preceded by	George W. Johnson
Succeeded by	Lawrence M. Hall
Minnesota State Representative
In office January 1931 – January 1939
Personal details
Born	(1889-06-15)15 June 1889 Duluth, Minnesota
Died	23 March 1949(1949-03-23) (aged 59)
Political party	Nonpartisan Liberal Caucus Farmer-Labor DFL
Spouse(s)	Marion Grey
Residence	Elbow Lake, Minnesota

In 1946, Barker served as the second gubernatorial candidate after of the merger of the Minnesota Democratic and Farmer-Labor Parties into the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, losing to Luther Youngdahl.[1]

References

1. Minnesota Legislators Past and Present

Political offices
Preceded by George W. Johnson	Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1937–1939	Succeeded by Lawrence M. Hall
Party political offices
Preceded by Byron G. Allen	Endorsed Gubernatorial Candidate, Minnesota DFL State Convention 1946	Succeeded by Charles Halsted
	DFL nominee for Governor of Minnesota 1946