Career
He worked for Lee & Shepard publishers, then opened his own imprint. "George M. Baker & Company" issued works by authors such as Henry M. Baker, Forest Engineer Chase, and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker"s company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother"s "Walter H. Baker & Company" George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in "lyceum entertainments" in New England.
He belonged to the Mercantile Library Association.