Osmyn Baker | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's6th district | |
| In office January 14, 1840 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | James C. Alvord |
| Succeeded by | George Ashmun |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1833 1834 1836 1837 | |
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| Born | May 18, 1800 Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1875(1875-02-09) (aged 74) |
| Resting place | Bridge Street Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Yale College, 1822 |
Osmyn Baker (May 18, 1800 – February 9, 1875) was aU.S. Representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inAmherst, Massachusetts, Baker attendedAmherst Academy.He was graduated fromYale College in 1822.He studied law atNorthampton Law School.He wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice in Amherst in 1825.He served as a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1833, 1834, 1836, and 1837 and wasCounty commissioner ofHampshire County, Massachusetts 1834–1837.
Baker was elected as aWhig to theTwenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James C. Alvord.Baker was reelected to theTwenty-seventh andTwenty-eighth Congresses and served from January 14, 1840, to March 3, 1845.He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Twenty-seventh Congress).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844.He resumed the practice of law at Northampton in 1845.Baker was the first president of Smith Charities, serving from 1860 to 1870.He died inNorthampton, Massachusetts, February 9, 1875.He was interred in Bridge Street Cemetery.
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