| BAKER (Soundex
B260)
— See also
ABOOBAKER,
AKER,
BACHER,
BACKER,
BAECKER,
BAER,
BAKER-HINE,
BAKKER,
BANABAKER,
BANKER,
BARKER,
BERKA,
BLAKER,
BOKER,
BRAKE,
BRAKER,
BREWBAKER,
BRUBAKER,
BYKER,
HAWBAKER,
KARBE,
KRABBE,
NEWBAKER,
PENEBAKER,
SNELBAKER.
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Baker, Vernon —
of Hyden, Leslie
County, Ky.
Republican. Candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 90th District, 1973, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Baker, Victor J. —
Socialist. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, Vincent Edward (b.
1921) —
also known as Vincent E. Baker —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., September
26, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1955-56; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1980.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, W. Alfred —
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1942.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, W. E. —
of Minnesota.
Democrat. Candidate for Minnesota
state senate 9th District, 1890.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, W. Harry —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1924;
Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1922-25.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, W. K. —
of Wynne, Cross
County, Ark.
Postmaster at Wynne,
Ark., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, W. P. —
of Montana.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, W. S. —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state senate 22nd District, 1887-88.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, W. T. H. —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, W. T. W. —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1880-82, 1884-86.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, W. W. —
of Chesterfield
County, Va.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1899-1913 (Chesterfield & Powhatan
counties & Manchester city 1899-1904, Chesterfield County 1904-13).
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, W. W. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1904; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Missouri.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, Walter —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, Walter Arnold (b.
1937) —
also known as Walter A. Baker —
of Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky.
Born in Columbia, Adair
County, Ky., February
20, 1937.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1968-71; member of
Kentucky
state senate 9th District, 1972-81; resigned 1981; defeated,
1983; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives: Son
of Herschel Tate Baker and Mattie (Barger) Baker; married, April
24, 1965, to Jane Stark Helm. |
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Baker, Walter D. —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District,
1961-62.
Still living as of 1962.
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Baker, Walter M. —
of Elkton, Cecil
County, Md.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate 36th District; elected 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Baker, Warren —
U.S. Vice Consul in Gibraltar, as of 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, Wendy L. —
of Fairfax, Marin
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Baker, Wesley M. —
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Baker, Wheeler R. —
of Chester, Queen
Anne's County, Md.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 36; elected 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Baker, Willard —
of Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Postmaster at Sharon,
Conn., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William —
of Gates
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Gates County, 1779, 1787; member
of North
Carolina state senate from Gates County, 1782, 1784.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William —
of Springfield, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1830, 1833-34.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William
(1813-1872) —
of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin
County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton, Franklin
County, Pa., February
11, 1813.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died in
office 1872.
Lutheran;
later Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died May 23,
1872 (age 59 years, 102
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Baker, William, Jr. —
of Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1861-62.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William
(1831-1910) —
of Lincoln, Lincoln
County, Kan.
Born near Centerville, Washington
County, Pa., April
29, 1831.
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1891-97.
Died in Lincoln, Lincoln
County, Kan., February
11, 1910 (age 78 years, 288
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Center Cemetery, Lincoln, Kan.
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Baker, William —
Greenback candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1880.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William —
of Ohio.
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Baker, William —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Mayor
of Moundsville, W.Va., 1997.
Still living as of 1997.
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Baker, William A. —
of Buchanan
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,
1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William A. —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ill.
Democrat. Chair of
Shelby County Democratic Party, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William B. —
of Bristol, Bucks
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Bristol,
Pa., 1877-85.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William Benjamin
(1840-1911) —
also known as William B. Baker —
of Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md., July 22,
1840.
Republican. Fruit
packing business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1882; member of Maryland
state senate, 1894-96, 1906-08; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1895-1901.
Methodist.
Died in Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md., May 17,
1911 (age 70 years, 299
days).
Interment at Baker's
Cemetery, Aberdeen, Md.
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Baker, William C. (b.
1925) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., July 18,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dentist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Omega
Psi Phi; American
Dental Association; NAACP; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Urban
League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Esau Baker and Ella (Cranfielo) Baker; married 1955 to Mae
Helen Morgan. |
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Baker, William Cotter —
also known as William C. Baker —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1892-94, 1897-98; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1898-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William D. —
of Adams
County, Miss.
Member of Mississippi
territorial House of Representatives, 1815-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William D. —
of Rumney, Grafton
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1895-96.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William D. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1978, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Baker, William E. (b.
1902) —
of Mesick, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo, Morrow
County, Ohio, December
20, 1902.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; elected 1955; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1956.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Baker, William Earl, Sr. —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 43rd District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Baker, William Eli
(1873-1954) —
also known as William E. Baker —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va., February
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1918-20; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia,
1921-54; took senior status 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va., June 4,
1954 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eli Baker and Margaret Ellen (Sexton) Baker; married 1906 to Martha
Ruston Davidson. |
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Baker, William F. —
of Alexandria, Madison
County, Ind.
Republican. Postmaster at Alexandria,
Ind., 1906-10.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William H. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1896, 1898,
1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,
1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William H. —
of Ridgway, Elk
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1900;
postmaster at Ridgway,
Pa., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William H. —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Lockport, N.Y., 1903-04, 1907-08.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William H. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William H. —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1906-07.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William Henry
(1827-1911) —
also known as William H. Baker —
of Constantia, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Lenox Township, Madison
County, N.Y., January
17, 1827.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1875-79; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1894.
Died in Constantia, Oswego
County, N.Y., November
25, 1911 (age 84 years, 312
days).
Interment at Trinity
Church Cemetery, Constantia, N.Y.
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Baker, William J. —
of Illinois.
Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1932 (Independent), 1938 (Republican
primary), 1942 (Republican primary).
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William L. (d.
1863) —
of Maryland.
U.S. Consul in Guaymas, 1861-63, died in office 1863.
Killed by
Indians at Guaymas, Sonora,
January
6, 1863.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William N. —
of Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Lewisburg,
Pa., 1927-36.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William P. —
of Adams
County, Pa.
Republican. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Adams County, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William Pond (b.
1940) —
also known as Bill Baker —
of California.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 14,
1940.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1981-93; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1993-97; defeated,
1996.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1998.
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Baker, William R. —
of Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo.
Democrat. Postmaster at Boonville,
Mo., 1886-89.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William Robinson
(1820-1890) —
also known as William R. Baker —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Baldwinsville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 21,
1820.
Harris
County Clerk, 1841-57; railroad
executive; member of Texas
state senate 16th District, 1874-75; mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1880-86.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., April
30, 1890 (age 69 years, 344
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Baker, William S. —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1838-41.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, William Thomas
(1882-1946) —
also known as William T. Baker —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky.
Born in Eagle Station, Carroll
County, Ky., December
27, 1882.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 50th District, 1936-39.
Methodist.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 13,
1946 (age 63 years, 168
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Baker, William W.
(c.1796-1826) —
of Liberty
County, Ga.
Born about 1796.
Member of Georgia
state senate, 1826.
Died December
22, 1826 (age about 30
years).
Interment at Memory
Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.
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Baker, William W., Sr. —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District,
1961-62.
Still living as of 1962.
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Baker, Willis E. —
of Illinois.
Born in Illinois.
U.S. Vice Consul in Buenos Aires, 1880-84; U.S. Consul in Rosario, 1884-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Baker, Wilson —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Delaware, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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