dr barker was rector of rotherfield greys, oxfordshire, before being made a prebendary canon of westminster in 1716. he remained a prebendary of westminster until his death in 1740. he is buried in the south transept of westminster abbey where his memorial is inscribed, 'dr harry barker, prebendary of this collegiate church, died on he 5th day of september in the year of our lord 1740 aged 87'.