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Barker, Robert W., 1919-1987


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    • Robert Whitney
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    • Barker, Robert W. (Robert Whitney), 1919-1987
    • Barker, Robert Whitney, 1919-1987
    • Barker, Bob, 1919-1987
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    • found: Legislative material on the Indian ... n.d.:t.p. (Robert W. Barker)
    • found: The Robert W. Barker professorship in the J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 1990:cover (The Robert W. Barker professorship in the J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University) unnumbered page 1 (Robert W. Barker; Robert Whitney Barker; born July 9, 1919 in Ogden, Utah to George S. Barker, Jr., and Florence E. Dee; had Mormon pioneer heritage) unnumber page 2 (Bob attended University of Utah; graduated in 1941 with a BS degree in political science and history; enrolled in ROTC to complete undergraduate and first year of law school; served in the military; married Amy Thomas on June 30, 1942; stationed in Fort Douglas, Utah, Camp Cook, California, and spent three years overseas in Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany) unnumbered page 3 (awarded the Bronze Star; after World War II completed legal education at Georgetown University Law School in 1945; retrurned to Ogden to practice law, then moved back to the D.C. area; post-graduate work at Georgetown University Law Center; joined law firm of Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker and practiced law for the next 34 years) unnumbered page 5 (distinguished career in work with American Indian Law; member of the National Advisory Council for the University of Utah, 1979-85, patron of Dixie College and member of Board of Visitors at the J. Reuben Clark Law School) unnumbered page 6 (played a role in efforts to establish the Washington, D.C. Tempe; died December 30, 1987 in Washington, D.C.)
    • found: The life and times of Robert W. Barker, 1998:title page (Robert W. Barker) preface (Robert W. Barker; Bob was a renaissance man; lawyer; religious man; wife is Amy Thomas Barker) page viii (born July 9th 1919 in Ogden, Utah; honors graduate of University of Utah June 7, 1941with degrees in history and political science; completed first year of law school at the University of Utah in 1941; Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Field Artillery in 1941 and srved in World War II.; married Amy Thomas in Santa Maria, California and moved to Santa Maria, CA, moved to Palm Springs, CA; served oveseas durnng the war; Began law studies at Georgetown University January 28, 1946 and lived in Arlington, Virginia; Graduated from law shcool at Georgetown in 1947 and returned to Ogden to practice law with his father; 1949 returned to Washington, D.C. to pursue post-graduate studies; 1951-1953 administrative assistant to U.S. Senator Wallace F. Bennett; 1953 re-joined law firm of Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker; 1964 one of the orginal signatories for the Bonneville International Corporation; 1967 called as Regional Representative for the LDS Church; 1969 served as general counsel of the Nixon inaugural, deputy general counsel and chairman of the law committee for Regan inaugurals in 1981 and 1985; 1982 founded Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer & Quinn law firms; 1986 called to preside over the Washington D.C. Temple; died December 31, 1987)
    • found: FamilySearch, website viewed February 9, 2021(Robert Whitney Barker, 9 July 1919-December 1987 (age 68); of Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; born 9 July 1919 in Ogden. Utah; father: George Simon Barker, Jr. (1882-1969); mother: Florence Emily Dee (1886-1938); Married Amy Vera Thomas on 30 June 1942; lived in Ogden City Legislative District 2; occupation: lawyer in Washington, District of Columbia, United States; died 31 December 1987 in San Diego, San Diego, California at the age of 68; buried in Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland)
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