Joseph Barker (October 19, 1751 – July 5, 1815) was an AmericanCongregationalist minister who representedMassachusetts's 7th congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives from March 1805 to March 1809.

Born inBranford in theConnecticut Colony, Barker attended the common schools in Branford, studied for two years atHarvard College, and was graduated (with a degree intheology) fromYale College in 1771. He was licensed to preach on January 3, 1775, ordained to the ministry on December 5, 1781, and subsequently installed as pastor of the First Congregational Church ofMiddleboro, Massachusetts.

Barker was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to theNinth andTenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1809. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1808, but four years later served as a member of thestate's House of Representatives in 1812 and 1813.

Joseph Barker continued in the ministry atMiddleboro, Massachusetts until his death at the age of 63. Interment was in Cemetery at The Green.

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