Edwin Baker

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Edwin Albert Baker, CC, OBE, MC, Croix de Guerre, BSc, LLD, (January 9, 1893 - April 7, 1968) was a Canadian co-founder of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).

Born near Kingston, Ontario, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Queen's University in 1914 and later that year enlisted with the Sixth Field Company, Canadian Engineers. In 1915, he was wounded in France, losing his sight in both eyes.

In 1918, he and 6 others founded the CNIB. He was the managing director from 1920 until his retirement in 1962.

He married Jessie Robinson. They had three sons and a daughter.

[edit] Honours

• In 1935, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
• In 1938, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Queen's University, and in 1945, the same from the University of Toronto.
• In 1967, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

[edit] Related book

• No compromise : the story of Colonel Baker and the CNIB by Marjorie Wilkins Campbell (1965)

[edit] References

• Lieutenant-Colonel Edwin A. Baker CC, OBE, MC, Croix de Guerre, BSc, LLD. Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Retrieved on February 1, 2005.
• Lt Col. Edwin Albert Baker. American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. Retrieved on February 1, 2005.