Background
Baker, Richard Joint was born on June 4, 1931 in Barre, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Merton Orrin and Alice Eleanor (Blanchard) Baker.
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Richard Joint Baker
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Bachelor of Business Administration, Clark University, 1954; Juris Doctor, Boston University, 1959.
Career
Attorney, State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1959-1964;
assistant counsel, State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1964-1969;
associate counsel, State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1969-1970;
assistant general counsel, State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1970;
2d vice president, associate general counsel, State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1970;
vice president, associate general counsel, secretary, State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1973;
vice president government affairs, secretary, State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, Worcester, Massachusetts, since 1981. Vice president government affairs State Mutual subsidiary Strategic Medical Alliances Life Assurance Company, board directors. Board directors, assistant secretary Hanover Insurance Company.
Board directors Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company, Hanover American Institute Сompany. Vice president, secretary Citizens Corporation. Assistant secretary Allmerica Property and Casualty Companies, Inc., Citizens Insurance Company American.
Achievements
Membership
Treasurer Allamerica Employees Political Action Committee. Member Executive Committee, chairman finance services committee, secretary Allamerica Federal PAC. Vice chairman planning county Clark University.
Board directors, community trustee Greater Worcester, United Way, 1978-1980. With United States Army, 1954-1956. Member Association Life Insurance Counsel (legal section), American Council Life Insurance (chairman), Allmerica Employees Political Action Committee (treasurer), Allerica Federal PAC (Executive Committee, chairman finance services committee, chairman membership committee, secretary), Life Insurance Association Massachusetts, Clark University Alumni Association (past president), Worcester Economics Club, Worcester Torch Club (president, board directors 1977-1978), WorcesterCountry Club.
Connections
Married Carol Hazel Schotte, April 7, 1956. Children: Laurie Ann, Baker Bartholoma, Richard Joint Junior, Scott Charles.
