Background

Baer, Benjamin Franklin was born on January 2, 1918 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry and Emma (Siebenthal) Baer.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, San Diego State University, 1941; Master of Social Work, University of Southern California, 1947; postgraduate, University of Southern California, 1964.

Career

Camp director, Probation Department, Los Angeles, 1942-1947; staff, California Department Corrections, Sacramento, 1947-1954; associate warden, San Quentin, 1954-1960; director, Department Corrections State of Iowa, Des Moines, 1960-1964; director, Correctional Decision Information Project, Sacramento, 1965-1967; deputy commissioner, chairman youth commission, Minnesota Department Corrections, St. Paul, 1967-1972; staff, United States Parole Commission, 1972; commissioner, United States Parole Commission, Washington, 1981-1991; chairman, United States Parole Commission, 1982-1991; ex-officio member, United States Sentencing Commission, 1985-1991. Board directors Advisory Correctional Council, Washington, 1982-1991, National Institute Corrections, 1982-1991. Member President Kennedy's Juvenile Deliquence Commission, 1961-1963.

Achievements

• Benjamin Franklin Baer has been listed as a noteworthy federal official, criminologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Correctional Association, Association Paroling Authorities International.

Connections

Married Dorothea Frances Heisman, March 20, 1942. Children: Marc Bradley, Meredith Jan, Bartley Benjamin F.

Father:

Henry Baer

Mother:

Emma (Siebenthal) Baer

Spouse:

Dorothea Frances Heisman

child:

Bartley Benjamin F. Baer

child:

Meredith Jan Baer

child:

Marc Bradley Baer