William Henry Baker | |
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 Baker as a delegate to the 1894 New York Constitutional Convention | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's24th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | R. Holland Duell |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Mason |
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| Born | January 17, 1827 (1827-01-17) Lenox, New York, United States |
| Died | November 25, 1911 (1911-11-26) (aged 84) Constantia, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
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William Henry Baker (January 17, 1827 – November 25, 1911) was an American politician and aU.S. Representative fromNew York.
Born inLenox, New York, Baker moved with his parents to Oswego County in 1829 and attended the common schools, then Red Creek and Mexico Academies. He studied law and wasadmitted to the bar inSyracuse, New York, in November 1851 and commenced practice inCleveland, New York.
Baker moved toConstantia, New York, in 1853, and served as district attorney for Oswego County from January 1863 to January 1870.
Elected as aRepublican to theForty-fourth andForty-fifth Congresses, Baker served as U.S. Representative for the twenty-fourth district of New York from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1879.[1]
Declining to be a candidate for renomination in 1878, Baker resumed his practice and was a delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1884 and 1894. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.[2]
Baker died inConstantia, New York, on November 25, 1911 (age 84 years, 312 days). He isinterred atTrinity Church Cemetery.[3]
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