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Name	Stephen Barker
Born	1846 Sussex, England
Died	21 June, 1924 (aged ~ 78) Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (not specified)
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation *	temperance advocate (1875-1924) Victoria, Australia political activist (1890-1924) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1894-1924) Victoria, Australia local government councillor (1901-1905) Victoria, Australia labour party organiser (1902-1924) Federal, Australia local government head (1905-1905) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1910-1919) Federal, Australia Member of Upper House (1910-1919) Federal, Australia anti-conscriptionist (1916-1917) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1922-1924) Federal, Australia Member of Upper House (1922-1924) Federal, Australia

* Dates are approximate