Background
He was born in Petersham, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph Baker and Maria "Molly" Stevens, and came to Dunham in Lower Canada in 1799 with his family.
He was born in Petersham, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph Baker and Maria "Molly" Stevens, and came to Dunham in Lower Canada in 1799 with his family.
He represented Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1854 until the suspension of the constitution in 1838. Baker studied medicine but never practised as a physician. He was named village schoolmaster in 1812 but shortly afterwards entered business.
Baker was named justice of the peace in 1831.
Baker was married, probably in Massachusetts, around 1821. He died in Dunham.