BARKER, BERNARD. Editor of literary portion of _The Bazaar_; author of a novel called _Elliot the younger 3 vols_. 1878. _d._ 13 Sep. 1882. BARKER, FRANCIS. _b._ Waterford; ed. at Univs. of Dublin and Edinburgh, B.A. Dublin 1793, M.B. and M.D. 1810; practised at Waterford 5 years, where he opened the first fever hospital in Ireland; professor of chemistry Univ. of Dublin 1808; started first medical paper in Ireland with Dr. Todd; sec. of Irish board of health 1820–52; published with Dr. Cheyne a treatise on _Epidemic fevers in Ireland 2 vols._ 1821; edited the _Dublin Pharmacopœia_ 1826. _d._ Wellington road, Dublin 8 Oct. 1859 aged 86. BARKER, RIGHT REV. FREDERIC (_5 son of Rev. John Barker, V. of Baslow, Derbyshire who d. 6 June 1824_). _b._ Baslow 17 March 1808; ed. at Grantham and Jesus coll. Cam., B.A. 1831, M.A. 1839, D.D. 1854; P.C. of Upton, Cheshire 24 April 1831 to 28 Sep. 1834; P.C. of St. Mary’s Edge hill, Liverpool 1835–54; V. of Baslow Jany. 1854; bishop of Sydney Aug. 1854 to death; created Metropolitan of Australia 19 Oct. 1854, consecrated at Lambeth 30 Nov. 1854, arrived in Sydney May 1855; pres. of the Synod of the diocese of Sydney which first met 5 Dec. 1866; author of _Thirty-six psalms with commentary_ 1854. _d._ San Remo, Italy 6 April 1882. _bur._ Baslow 18 April. _I.L.N. lxxx_, 452, (1882), _portrait_; _Graphic xxv_, 448 (1882), _portrait_. BARKER, GEORGE. Entered navy 1 June 1771; captain 8 June 1799; admiral on h.p. 27 Dec. 1847. _d._ Spring Vale, Isle of Wight 25 Dec. 1851 in 92 year. BARKER, GEORGE ARTHUR. _b._ 1812; Tenor singer and vocal composer; his song “The White Squall” 1835 has passed through many editions and is still frequently sung. _d._ Aylestone near Leicester 2 March 1876. BARKER, SIR GEORGE ROBERT (_youngest son of John Barker, deputy storekeeper general_). _b._ London 1817; ed. at Woolwich; 2 lieut. R.A. 21 June 1834; lieut. col. 1 June 1855 to death; served in Crimean war and Indian mutiny; C.B. 5 July 1855, K.C.B. 16 May 1859 for capturing stronghold of Birwah. _d._ Simla, India 27 July 1861. BARKER, HENRY ASTON (_younger son of Robert Barker of Leicester square, London, reputed inventor of panoramas 1739–1806_). _b._ Glasgow 1774; pupil at Royal Academy; assisted his father in his panoramas 1789–1806; carried on the business in Leicester square 1806–20; opened a building occupying site of present Strand theatre as Reinagle and Barker’s New Panorama 1820; exhibited a series of panoramas here with his pupil John Burford to 1826; realised £10,000 by his panorama of battle of Waterloo 1842. (_m._ 1802 Harriet Maria eld. dau. of Wm. Bligh, admiral R.N., she _d._ 26 Feb. 1856). _d._ Bitton near Bristol 19 July 1856. _G.M. i_, 515–18 (1856); _Art Journal ix_, 47 (1857).