Background
Baker was born in New York City, New York and attended the common schools.
United States representative politician
Baker was born in New York City, New York and attended the common schools.
He engaged as importer of woolen goods, and moved to Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1850. Elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress, Baker was a United States. Representative for the twelfth district of New York from March 4, 1861 to March 4, 1863. After his term in office, he abandoned active business pursuits and lived in retirement until his death.
While en route to California for his health, on a train near Ogden, Utah, Baker died on June 9, 1875 (age 55 years, 301 days).
He is interred at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New New York
Member United States House