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Barker Gummere, IV
1928 - 2009 (81 years)-
Name Barker Gummere Suffix IV Birth 9 Apr 1928 Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey 
Gender Male Death 21 Sep 2009 Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania [1] Burial 16 Oct 2009 Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey Person ID I35845 Scudder Last Modified 16 Sep 2010
Father Barker Gummere, III, b. 13 Mar 1897, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey d. 28 Sep 1945, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey (Age 48 years) Mother Hazel M. White, b. 24 May 1897, New York d. 14 Apr 1939 (Age 41 years) Marriage 3 Jun 1925 New Jersey [2] Family ID F12733 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Barker attended Trenton High School and Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He then served in the U.S. Army in 1950 and 1951 during the Korean War. Upon his return, Barker began his professional career in banking at a Trenton bank.
Barker enjoyed a life-long passion for trolleys and street railways. He became a respected authority on the subject, writing and co-authoring a number of books, including Streetcars of New Jersey, a consolidation of three prior volumes. Throughout his life he traveled extensively, often outside the United States, in order to research the street railways of other cities, and he maintained a large collection of photographs and other documentation about the subject.
For many years, Barker was a loyal usher and volunteer for Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Trenton, N.J., and also was a volunteer at the Newtown Public Library.
- Barker attended Trenton High School and Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He then served in the U.S. Army in 1950 and 1951 during the Korean War. Upon his return, Barker began his professional career in banking at a Trenton bank.
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