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'''Henry Barker''' (1657–1740) [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]] was Canon of Westminster from 1714 until 1740.
==Background==
The Rev Dr Henry Barker, born in 1657, was the son of the Rev Joseph Barker of [[Sherborne]] in [[Dorset]]. He was educated at [[Sherborne School|Sherborne]] and [[Trinity College, Oxford]], awarded a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1676 and becoming a Doctor of Divinity in 1713 .<ref></ref>
==Ecclesiastical Career==
Dr Barker was Rector of Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, before being made a prebendary [[Canon of Westminster]] in 1716. He remained a prebendary of Westminster until his death in 1740. He is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey where his memorial is inscribed, 'Dr Harry Barker, prebendary of this Collegiate Church, died on he 5th day of September in the year of Our Lord 1740 aged 87'.
Dr Barker lived in one of the houses abutting on the north side of the nave of Westminster Abbey. These houses were demolished soon after his death. He never married and left his estate to his servant, widow Lake Chapman, and her family.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1740 deaths]]
[[Category:People educated at Sherborne School]]
[[Category:People from Dorset]]
[[Category:1657 births]]
==Background==
The Rev Dr Henry Barker, born in 1657, was the son of the Rev Joseph Barker of [[Sherborne]] in [[Dorset]]. He was educated at [[Sherborne School|Sherborne]] and [[Trinity College, Oxford]], awarded a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1676 and becoming a Doctor of Divinity in 1713 .<ref></ref>
==Ecclesiastical Career==
Dr Barker was Rector of Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, before being made a prebendary [[Canon of Westminster]] in 1716. He remained a prebendary of Westminster until his death in 1740. He is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey where his memorial is inscribed, 'Dr Harry Barker, prebendary of this Collegiate Church, died on he 5th day of September in the year of Our Lord 1740 aged 87'.
Dr Barker lived in one of the houses abutting on the north side of the nave of Westminster Abbey. These houses were demolished soon after his death. He never married and left his estate to his servant, widow Lake Chapman, and her family.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1740 deaths]]
[[Category:People educated at Sherborne School]]
[[Category:People from Dorset]]
[[Category:1657 births]]
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