Background
Baker, Thomas Edgar was born on January 11, 1931 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Son of William Roger and Ruth (Stoll) Baker.
Baker, Thomas Edgar was born on January 11, 1931 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Son of William Roger and Ruth (Stoll) Baker.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, University Notre Dame, 1953. Bachelor of Laws, Georgetown University, 1960. Master of Laws, Georgetown University, 1962.
Master of Laws in Taxation, New York University, 1965. Private practice, Houston, since 1991.
Member of staff, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1958-1963; attorney, Shell Oil Corporation, New York City and Houston, 1963-1975; general attorney, Shell Oil Corporation, Houston, 1975-1980; assistant general counsel, Shell Oil Corporation, Houston, 1980-1984; corporation secretary, Shell Oil Corporation, Houston, 1984-1991; retired, Shell Oil Corporation, Houston, 1991. Foreign legal adviser to Czech Republic Ministry Privatization, 1993.
Trustee Village Croton-on-Hudson, New York, 1969-1971. Board directors, vice president, treasurer Society Performing Arts, since 1988. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1953-1956.
Member American Bar Association (budget officer business law section), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Arbitration Association, American Law Institute, Texas State Bar Association (chairman secretary Corporate Counsel 1982-1983), Houston City Bar Association (chairman Corporate Counsel secretary 1987-1988), Texas Business Law Foundation.
Married Mary Katherine Nunes, May 12, 1931. Children: William R., Mary R., Thomas E. Junior, John Jay, Anne E.