| James H. Baker | |
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| James H. Baker, circa 1908 | |
| 11th Ohio Secretary of State | |
| In office 1856–1858 |
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| Preceded by | William Trevitt |
| Succeeded by | Addison P. Russell |
| 2nd Minnesota Secretary of State | |
| In office 1860–1862 |
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| Preceded by | Franciss Baasen |
| Succeeded by | David Blakely |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1829 Monroe, Ohio |
| Died | May 25, 1913 (aged 84) Mankato, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862-1864 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
James H. Baker was a Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State from 1856-1858, Minnesota Secretary of State, 1860-1862, and served in the American Civil War.
James H. Baker was born May 6, 1829 in Monroe, Butler County, Ohio. He was educated in common schools, and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University. He became a teacher, and had charge of the Female Seminary at Richmond, Indiana. In 1853 he purchased the Scioto Gazette in Chillicothe, Ohio. In 1855 he was elected to a single term as Ohio Secretary of State.[1] Later in life, he would be Minnesota Secretary of State 1860-1862.
During the American Civil War, Baker served as Colonel in the Union Army in 1862-1863. He was appointed Provost Marshal for the Department of Missouri, and served till the close of the war, being commissioned Brigadier General.[1]
After the war, Baker was appointed Register of Public Lands at the Boonville, Missouri Federal Land Office, which he performed for two years. He then retired to a farm in Minnesota, and was appointed Commissioner of Pensions by President Grant from 1871-1875.[1]
Baker died at Mankato, Minnesota, May 25, 1913.[2]
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