William Baker (Kansas politician)
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William Hewitt Baker | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 6th district | |
In office 1891–1897 | |
Preceded by | Erastus J. Turner |
Succeeded by | Nelson B. McCormick |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington County, Pennsylvania | April 29, 1831
Died | February 11, 1910 Lincoln Center, Kansas | (aged 78)
Resting place | Lincoln Center Cemetery |
Political party | Populist |
William Hewitt Baker (April 29, 1831 – February 11, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Personal life
Born near
Lincoln, Kansas
at 4:15 p.m., February 11, 1910 and was interred in Lincoln Center Cemetery. His obituary was published in the Lincoln Sentinel, February 10, 1910.
Career
Baker was a teacher and moved to
mercantile
pursuits.
A Populist, Baker was elected to the Fifty-second, Fifty-third, and Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897). He was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1896, and he resumed agricultural pursuits.
References
- United States Congress. "William Baker (id: B000075)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- "Kansapedia: William Baker". Kansas Historical Society. June 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- William Baker at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress