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Henry Baker (Maryland politician)

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Henry Baker
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Frederick County district
In office
1867–1867
Preceded byDavid Agnew, Upton Buhrman, Samuel Keefer, David J. Markey, David Rinehart, Thomas A. Smith
Succeeded byEphraim 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 placeMount Olivet Cemetery
Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyUnconditional Union
Children6
OccupationPolitician

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.

Early life

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The Baker family had a homestead called Oak Orchard in Frederick County, Maryland.[1]

Career

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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]

Personal life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Henry Baker". The Baltimore Sun. February 25, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Hon. Upton Buhrman..." Baltimore County Union. September 22, 1866. p. 2. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 4, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Maryland School Notes". The News. March 10, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ Ely, Charles W. (1893). History of the Maryland School for the Deaf and Dumb. Maryland School for the Deaf and Dumb. pp. 1–2. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Frederick County". The Baltimore Sun. February 27, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon