Jesse Matlack Baker
Jesse Matlack Baker | |
|---|---|
Pennsylvania Senate, 9th District | |
| In office 1893–1897 | |
| Preceded by | John Buchanan Robinson |
| Succeeded by | William Cameron Sproul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1, 1854 Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 1913 (aged 59) Media, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Media Cemetery, Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Jesse Matlack Baker (March 1, 1854 - July 30, 1913) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1889 to 1892[1] and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 9th district from 1893 to 1897.[2]
Early life and education
Jesse Matlack Baker was born on March 1, 1854, in
Military career
Baker served as Captain of Company H, 6th regiment,
Political career
Baker served as district attorney for Delaware County from 1882 to 1888. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County and served from 1888 to 1892.
Baker was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 9th district in 1892. He served as chairman of the Military Committee and as a member of Elections, Corporations, Judiciary General and Special, Insurance, Mines and Mining and Legislative Apportionment.[3]
Personal life
His sister Sallie M. Baker married Pennsylvania lawyer and politician V. Gilpin Robinson.[4]
Baker died at his home in Media, Pennsylvania, on July 30, 1913, after a bout of Bright's disease.[5] He was interred at the Media Cemetery in Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania House of Representatives Jesse M. Baker". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Pennsylvania State Senate - Jesse Matlack Baker". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c Rodearmel, William (1893). Portraits of the Heads of State Departments and Portraits and Sketches of Members of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, 1893-1894. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: E.K. Meyers Printing House. p. 12. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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- ^ "Major Jesse M. Baker Dies in Home Town". Harrisburg Daily Independent. Media, Pennsylvania. August 1, 1913. p. 11. Retrieved May 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
