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Harry Barker (mayor)

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in 1923 on his father's request, but soon returned to Gisborne, this time for the rest of his life. In Gisborne on 18 February 1926, Barker married Anita Pearl Greaves; there were no children from the marriage.
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From 1950, he was mayor of Gisborne for nine consecutive three-year terms. He died on 18 May 1994, having been predeceased by his wife the previous year, and was buried at Taruheru Cemetery.
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In the late 1960s a recreational reserve containing several cricket grounds was developed in Gisborne and named the
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of the same order. Following the end of his time as mayor, Barker was knighted as a
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Unsuccessful candidates in the 1943 New Zealand general election
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New Zealand Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Elizabeth II
KBE
Four Square
mayor of Gisborne
Nelson
Four Square
Wellington
Auckland
New Plymouth Boys' High School
World War I
1918 influenza pandemic
Gisborne
The Gisborne Times
Auckland
1943
1946 elections
Gisborne
National Party
David Coleman
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
1964 New Year Honours
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
1972 Queen's Birthday Honours
Commander
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1978 New Year Honours
1974 Queen's Birthday Honours
Member of the Order of the British Empire

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