William Baker (Kansas politician)

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William Hewitt Baker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 6th district
In office
1891–1897
Preceded byErastus J. Turner
Succeeded byNelson B. McCormick
Personal details
Born(1831-04-29)April 29, 1831
Washington County, Pennsylvania
DiedFebruary 11, 1910(1910-02-11) (aged 78)
Lincoln Center, Kansas
Resting placeLincoln Center Cemetery
Political partyPopulist

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

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 6th congressional district

1891-1897
Succeeded by