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Loran Ellis Baker (politician)

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Loran Ellis Baker
Member of Parliament
for Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
In office
19451949
Preceded byVincent-Joseph Pottier
Succeeded byriding redistributed into Digby—Yarmouth and Queens—Shelburne ridings
Personal details
Born(1905-09-21)September 21, 1905
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedMay 9, 1991(1991-05-09) (aged 85)
Political partyLiberal
Professionmilitary

Loran Ellis Baker (September 21, 1905 – May 9, 1991) was a Canadian politician. He attended Bishop's College School and McGill University where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society. Baker was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the election of 1945 as a Member of the Liberal Party in the riding of Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare. He also served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence, near the end of his federal political career. Prior to his federal political experience, he served in the military as a major for the Royal Canadian Artillery in Europe. He was also a councillor for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia between 1934 and 1937.

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