Dorothea Poppy Baker

Background

Baker, Dorothea Poppy was born on February 3, 1924 in Westcliff, Essex, England. Daughter of John Richard and Mabel Lilian (Skidmore) Abbott.

Education

Degree in art history, U. Torquay.

Career

With, Bank of England, 1946-1947; secretary, Standard Bank South Africa, 1947-1948; secretary, United Tobacco Company, South Africa, 1948-1951; teacher, Dartington Hall School, Devon, England, 1974-1987.

Achievements

• Dorothea Poppy Baker has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Conservative Committee, since 1960. Corporal Royal Air Force, 1942-1946. Member royal Toxophilite Society, Royal Photographic Society.

Connections

Married Benjamin Richard Baker. Children: Geoffrey Laurence, Rosemary Elizabeth Ann Fiona Jane Rothwell.

Father:

John Richard Abbott

Mother:

Mabel Lilian (Skidmore) Abbott

Spouse:

Benjamin Richard Baker

child:

Rosemary Elizabeth Ann Fiona Jane Rothwell Baker

child:

Geoffrey Laurence Baker