Lucien Baker | |
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| United States Senator fromKansas | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | John Martin |
| Succeeded by | Joseph R. Burton |
| Member of theKansas Senate from the3rd district | |
| In office 1893-1895 | |
| Preceded by | Ira F. Collins |
| Succeeded by | Percival Lowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1846-06-08)June 8, 1846 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 1907(1907-06-21) (aged 61) Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
Lucien Baker (June 8, 1846 – June 21, 1907) was aUnited States senator fromKansas.
Baker was born nearCleveland, Ohio and moved with his parents toMorenci, Michigan. There he attended public schools and graduated fromAdrian College and from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
He was admitted to the bar in 1868 and commenced practice inLeavenworth, Kansas in 1869. From 1872 to 1874, he was a city attorney of Leavenworth.
From 1893 to 1895, he was a member of the State Senate and was elected as aRepublican to the United States Senate. He served from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1901 but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination. He was the chairman of theCommittee on Civil Service and Retrenchment (Fifty-sixth Congress)
Afterward his term in the Senate, he resumed the practice of law in Leavenworth, where he died on June 21, 1907; he is interred inMount Muncie Cemetery.
He was the brother ofJohn Baker.
Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Baker, Lucien".The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 192.| U.S. Senate | ||
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from Kansas 1895–1901 Served alongside:William A. Peffer,William A. Harris | Succeeded by |
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| Civil Service and Retrenchment (1873–1921) | ||
| Civil Service (1921–1947) | ||
| Post Office and Civil Service (1947–1977) | ||
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