Abraham Andrews Barker

Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 17th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

March 30, 1816 (81 years old)

Birthday

March 18, 1898

Death

Served as a soldier during the American Civil War.
Elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving one term from 1865 to 1867.
Participated as a delegate in the 1860 Republican National Convention, supporting Abraham Lincoln’s nomination.
Transitioned from the Republican Party to the Prohibition Party in 1876, becoming its president in Pennsylvania from 1878 to 1882.
Engaged in various business ventures, including agriculture, shook, mercantile, and lumber industries.
Involved in Freemasonry and was an ardent prohibitionist.
Ran for Congress again in 1896 as a Prohibition Party candidate but was unsuccessful.
Died in Altoona, Pennsylvania, while seeking medical treatment.