Henry Baker | |
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the Frederick County district | |
In office 1867–1867 | |
Preceded by | David Agnew,Upton Buhrman,Samuel Keefer,David J. Markey,David Rinehart,Thomas A. Smith |
Succeeded by | Ephraim Albaugh,Noah Bowlus,Joseph Byers,R. P. T. Dutrow,Thomas G. Maynard,Charles F. Wenner |
Personal details | |
Died | (aged 79) Baltimore,Maryland,U.S. |
Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery Frederick,Maryland,U.S. |
Political party | Unconditional Union |
Children | 6 |
Occupation | Politician |
Henry Baker (died February 24,1896) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates,representing Frederick County in 1867.
The Baker family had a homestead called Oak Orchard in Frederick County,Maryland. [1]
At the outbreak of the Civil War,Baker organized and trained a company of home guards. He took on the rank of captain. [1]
Baker was a member of the convention for the Maryland Constitution of 1864. [1] He was a member of the Unconditional Union Party. [2] He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates,representing Frederick County in 1867. [1] [3] He introduced the bill that founded the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb in Frederick. He was director of the board for years. [1] [4] [5]
Baker married. He had six children,Mrs. William McK. Reilly,Mrs. Victor Frey,Bettie D.,Harry C.,B. E. and J. E. [1]
Baker lived in Liberty for 40 years,moved to Washington,D.C.,and then lived in Baltimore for the last 10 years of his life. [1] He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and in Baltimore was a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. [1]
Baker died on February 24,1896,aged 79,at his 2127 Jefferson Street home in Baltimore. [1] He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick. [6]
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