Background
Lewis Baker was born in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1832.
Lewis Baker was born in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1832.
In the 1850 United States Federal Census, he is listed as an apprentice printer in Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He was admitted to practice law in Ohio. He declined the Democratic Party nomination to congress in his twenty fifth year.
Ruth was born August 12, 1842 in Ohio.
In 1860, Lewis and Ruth were living in Cambridge in Guernsey County, Ohio. Lewis" occupation was listed as editor and publisher.
Harry was born in West Virginia in 1865, dating the family"s move. Lewis" occupation was listed as journalist.
On June 20, 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state in the Union.
The Wheeling Custom House served as the first state house. Lewis Baker served as a state senator from 1871 to 1872. He was elected president of the Senate on January 17, 1871.
On February 1, 1885 Lewis purchased the Saint Paul Globe and moved his family to Minnesota.
In 1893 Baker was appointed as the United States Minister to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and El Salvador. They arrived in Managua on May 12, 1893 in the midst of a revolution.