Wharton Barker
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 1, 1846
Died | April 9, 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 74)
Political party | Republican |
Other political affiliations | Populist Silver Republican |
Spouse | Margaret Corlies |
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Relatives | Jacob Barker (grandfather) |
Education | University of Pennsylvania |
Awards | Order of Saint Stanislaus |
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Military service | |
Years of service | 1861-1865 |
Unit | United States Army (Union Army) |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Wharton Barker (May 1, 1846 – April 9, 1921) was an American financier and publicist who held influence in the Republican presidential selection during the 1880s and was a rival Populist presidential candidate in 1900.
Life
Wharton Barker was born on May 1, 1846, to Abraham Barker and Sarah Wharton in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1867 he married Margaret Corlies and later had three children with her.
He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1866, but prior to this time had organized and commanded a company in the Civil War. As a member of the banking firm of Barker Bros. & Co., he was appointed in 1878 as special financial agent of the Russian government. During the Russo-Turkish War he helped the Russian Empire obtain warships and for it was given the Order of Saint Stanislaus. He became an acquaintance of Tsar Alexander II of Russia who helped him in the development of mining lands throughout Russian and Europe.[1] He also obtained valuable railroad, telegraph, and telephone concessions that were later withdrawn from China. As early as 1869 he founded the Penn Monthly, a weekly devoted to political, economic, and social questions, which in 1880-1900 was published under the name The American.
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In 1884, he was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society.[8]
On April 9, 1921 Barker died at age 74 in Philadelphia after suffering from an illness for one month.[9]
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External links
- Wharton Barker (1902). The Great Issues. W. Barker. p. 5.
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