William H. Baker

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William Henry Baker (January 17, 1827 - November 25, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Lenox, New York, Baker moved with his parents to Oswego County in 1829. He attended the common schools and Red Creek and Mexico Academies. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in Syracuse, New York, in November 1851 and commenced practice in Cleveland, New York. He moved to Constantia, New York, in 1853. He served as district attorney for Oswego County from January 1863 to January 1870.

Baker was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1878. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1884. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Constantia, New York, November 25, 1911. He was interred in Trinity Church Cemetery.

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• William H. Baker at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress