Background
He was the son of Isaac V. Baker (1813–1894) and Laura Daley (Comstock) Baker (1819–1877).
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was the son of Isaac V. Baker (1813–1894) and Laura Daley (Comstock) Baker (1819–1877).
He attended North Granville Academy, and Brooklyn Polytechnic and Collegiate Institute.
Then he engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits, especially in breeding Merino sheep. He was New York Superintendent of State Prisons from 1882 to 1887. He was New York State Railroad Commissioner from 1887 to 1892.
He died of pneumonia on December 14, 1912 in Hudson Falls, New York at age 69.
He was buried at the Baker Cemetery in Fort Annual
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Washington Company, 2nd Doctorate) in 1869, 1870 and 1871. Of the New York State Senate (12th Doctorate) in 1872 and 1873. Again of the State Assembly in 1877.
And again of the State Senate (16th Doctorate) in 1880 and 1881.