Walter Reginald Baker

Walter Reginald Baker (May 25, 1852 – April 2, 1929) was known for his work with various railway companies in Canada.^[1] Born in York, England,^[2] he worked seven years with the Allan Steam Ship Company in Montreal (1865-1872). The Montreal Historical Society reports that he followed this with three years as Aide-de-Campe for the Earl of Dufferin, Governor General of Canada (1873-1876),^[3] but a March 1902 edition of The Railway and Shipping World indicates that he entered service as a freight and passenger agent for Canada Central Railway in 1873.^[4] Subsequently, he held a series of positions with that company:

February to September, 1881, assistant to General Superintendent and Local Treasurer of the Western Division, A B Stickney;
September 1881, to May 1882, purchasing agent of the same division;
May 1882, to June 1883, assistant to the General Manager of Canada Central Railway, W. C. Van Horne;
June 1883, to September 1892, General Superintendent, Manitoba & Northwestern Railway
September 1892 to May 1900, General Manager of Manitoba & Northwestern Railway
May 1900 to 1901, Executive Agent for CPR.^[4]

In 1901, he became the Assistant to the Second Vice President in Montreal,^[4] and in 1911 he became Secretary of CPR.^[3]

Baker married Ottawan Jane Cruice in 1875 and fathered four children, three girls and a boy.

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Coat of arms of Walter Reginald Baker
	Crest On a wreath of the colours a boar's head couped Or holding in the mouth a maple leaf.^[5] Escutcheon Erminois six maple leaves three two and one slipped Proper on a chief engrailed Azure two boars' heads couped Or. Motto Meglio Tardi Che Mai.

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^ "Walter R. Baker, 77, dies in Montreal;Former Secretary of Canadian Pacific Railway was a Noted Clubman in Canada". The New York Times. 2 April 1929. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ Kordan, Bohdan S.; Peter J. Melnycky (1 December 1991). In the shadow of the Rockies: diary of the Castle Mountain Internment Camp, 1915-1917. CIUS Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-920862-79-7.
^ ^a ^b Memorable Manitobans
^ ^a ^b ^c The Railway and Shipping World. Railway & Shipping World Co. 1902. p. 102. Retrieved 4 February 2012. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Todd, Herbert George (1915). Armory and lineages of Canada. p. 74. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[Walter_R._Baker,_77,_dies_in_Montreal;Former_Secretary_of_Canadian_Pacific_Railway_was_a_Noted_Clubman_in_Canada.-1] "Walter R. Baker, 77, dies in Montreal;Former Secretary of Canadian Pacific Railway was a Noted Clubman in Canada". The New York Times. 2 April 1929. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

[KordanMelnycky1991-2] Kordan, Bohdan S.; Peter J. Melnycky (1 December 1991). In the shadow of the Rockies: diary of the Castle Mountain Internment Camp, 1915-1917. CIUS Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-920862-79-7.

[Memorable-3] Memorable Manitobans

[The_Railway_and_shipping_world-4] The Railway and Shipping World. Railway & Shipping World Co. 1902. p. 102. Retrieved 4 February 2012. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[5] Todd, Herbert George (1915). Armory and lineages of Canada. p. 74. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

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