| Stephen Baker | |||
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives | In office March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863 | ||
| Preceded by | Charles L. Beale | ||
| Succeeded by | John H. Ketcham | ||
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| Born | August 12, 1819 New York City, New York | ||
| Died | June 9, 1875 (aged 55) Ogden, Utah | ||
| Citizenship |  United States
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| Political party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Anna Mary Greene | ||
| Relations | J. Stewart Baker (grandson) | ||
| Children | Stephen Baker | ||
| Profession | Politician, woolen importer | ||
Stephen Baker (August 12, 1819 – June 9, 1875) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War.
Early life[]
Baker was born in New York City, New York on August 12, 1819.[1] He was a son of Stephen Baker, a merchant who was one of the original stockholders in the Manhattan Company, founded in 1799.[2] He attended the common schools.[3]
Career[]
In 1850, Baker engaged as importer of woolen goods, and moved to Poughkeepsie, New York.[3]
He was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress, serving as U.S. Representative for the twelfth district of New York from March 4, 1861 to March 4, 1863.[4] After his term in office, he abandoned active business pursuits and lived in retirement until his death.[5]
Personal life[]
Baker was married to Anna Mary Greene (1827–1903). Together, they were the parents of:[1]
- Stephen Baker (1859–1946),[2] who served as president and chairman of the board of the Bank of the Manhattan Company, the earliest predecessor of Chase Bank, and an associate of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.[6] Baker married Mary Dabney Payson (1865–1948), a daughter of Francis Payson and sister of William Farquhar Payson, in 1890.[7]
While en route to California for his health, on a train near Ogden, Utah, Baker died on June 9, 1875, aged 55 years and 301 days.[8] He was interred at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery in Poughkeepsie.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baker, John Milnes (1972) (in en). The Baker Family: And the Edgar Family of Rahway, N.J. and New York City. Trumbull Pub.. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Baker_Family/7a8wAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "STEPHEN BAKER, 87, NOTED BANKER,DIES; Bank of the Manhattan Co. Head Many YearsuBecame . Its President at Age of 34". The New York Times. 1 January 1947. https://www.nytimes.com/1947/01/01/archives/stephen-baker-87-noted-bankerdies-bank-of-the-manhattan-co-head.html?searchResultPosition=1. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "BAKER, Stephen (1819-1875)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B000074. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ "Stephen Baker". Govtrack US Congress. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/stephen_baker/401077. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ "Stephen Baker". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000074. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ (in en) Who's Who in the East. Larkin, Roosevelt & Larkin. 1942. p. 190. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Who_s_who_in_the_East/LPP4MvNnc_QC?hl=en&gbpv=1. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ "W.F. PAYSON DEAD; AUTHOR, PUBLISHER; Ex-Managing Editor of Vogue and Founder of Firm of Own Name Succumbs at 63 WAS REPORTER IN YOUTH Once Had Served as Editor of The Field--His 'Debonnaire' Was Seen on Stage". The New York Times. 16 April 1939. https://www.nytimes.com/1939/04/16/archives/wf-payson-dead-author-publisher-exmanaging-editor-of-vogue-and.html?searchResultPosition=1. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ "Stephen Baker". The Political Graveyard. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker8.html. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
External links[]
- Stephen Baker (New York politician) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- "Stephen Baker (New York politician)". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6942225. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
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